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Myanmar constitution approved
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-05-26 19:23

YANGON - Myanmar's draft constitution was approved with 92.48 percent of the turn-out voters voting in favor in the nationwide referendum held for two rounds during this month, the state TV reported Monday quoting an announcement of the Commission for Holding Nationwide Referendum.

The number of the turn-out was 98.1 percent out of eligible voters of 27,369,957.

There is a total population of 57,504,368 in Myanmar.