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China Daily | Updated: 2008-04-26 07:44

Referendum law

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into force changes to a law on Friday that Kremlin critics claims will further stifle democracy by curbing the topics that can be put to referendums.

The amendment to existing legislation was passed when parliamentarians voted overwhelmingly to curtail future referendums that might affect presidential powers or budgetary issues.

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