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12-08-2009, 03:30 PM
Deputies and senators have begun the signing of the 38th Constitution, described as "an unprecedented text". The Constitution now has 277 articles, double its previous size.
The Constitution will enter into use as of its proclamation on 26 January.
The Constitutional Revisory Assembly, made up of all senators and legislators, met in 58 sessions over a 7 -month period to review the text received from President Leonel Fernandez, the main promoter of the new Constitution. The revision includes a change that enables President Leonel Fernandez to seek re-election in 2016.

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