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...France's three recent experiences with "cohabitation"--the awkward sharing of power between a President of one party and a Prime Minister of another--have persuaded Jospin and Chirac to push for a revision of the Fifth Republic's constitution. The proposed reform, which could be approved by referendum later this year, would make the presidential term coincide with that of the parliament. This would presumably reduce the likelihood of cohabitation, since the elections would probably be held on or near the same date, and it would be unlikely, but not impossible, for French voters to choose a President...
...Israeli leader still believes he could sell a final deal to his voters over the heads of their elected representatives in a referendum, but he's going into the summit looking over his right shoulder, and that bodes ill for the prospects of actually achieving an agreement. Because although the ailing septuagenarian Yasser Arafat may be the effective president-for-life of the Palestinians, concern over his own legacy - particularly the fear of being remembered as a traitor rather than a savior - has him going to Washington looking over his left shoulder. He even invited members of two left-wing...
...institution." But the president faces reelection in 2002, and Tuesday?s result may portend worse to come for the ruling party. The immediate danger is that the greater the challenge Mugabe perceives, the more desperate he becomes: The land invasions and accompanying violence began only after Mugabe lost a referendum in February that would have dramatically increased his constitutional powers. Then again, for the ZANU apparatchiks whose well-being depends on control over the state, their mauling at the polls could be taken as a cue to retire the 75-year-old strongman before he has to face the voters...
...January 1997 Nearly two years after a statewide referendum abolished rent control in Massachusetts cities, the government's temporary protective provisions come to an end. Roughly 1,500 of the city's low-income households are affected...
...Grapes return to the dining hall following a pro-grape vote in the Great Grape Referendum. In the weeks before the vote, grape supporters faced off against vigil-holding activists trying to raise awareness about the poor labor conditions for grape farm workers...