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...President's message could not have been more direct: if voters in this separatist-minded region failed to endorse his new draft constitution, the Russian Federation was in danger of falling apart. Local officials dutifully joined the President in a statement calling for a da vote in the constitutional referendum...
Even the rules for the constitutional referendum are tricky: the draft must be approved by a majority of at least half of all registered voters. Fearing that the lackluster parliamentary campaign meant the constitution might be lost because of a low turnout, the President went on television to address the nation. The draft document was the best way to protect Russia "from shocks like October 1993," said Yeltsin. "If we want good for our country, for each other, for our children, we must vote for the constitution...
...former council member characterized her ideas for reforms as "too radical for the council to accept," saying she expects her committee's plan to be put forth as a student referendum by the end of the year. She said the referendum would be supported by Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57. Jewett could not be reached for comment...
...resolved not to buy anything made of mahogany and to use cloth bags instead of plastic after seeing an MTV Asia feature on deforestation. "I was horrified. I never realized things were so bad," he says. In Brazil 20% more youth (ages 16-22) voted in April's constitutional referendum than in the previous presidential election; MTV Brasil believes the boost is partly related to its "Plebescito" campaign, urging kids to vote "because the world is upside down and God is really busy these days...
Argentine President Carlos Menem, at a rare meeting with his predecessor, Raul Alfonsin, leader of the opposition Civic Radical Union Party, won support for a constitutional measure lifting the ban on successive presidential terms. The deal canceled a scheduled referendum on the issue, which seemed likely to prove an embarrassing defeat for the Radicals. The reform must be ratified by the Civic Radical Union Party; it is then expected to breeze through the legislature. With a 40% approval rating, 10% ahead of any rival's, Menem is likely to make a bid for a second term...