So long, hereditary peers – but the Lords is still full of absurd anachronisms

Two-thirds of voters want an elected second chamber. The government needs a radical legacy: it should use its rare majority for this, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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#Italy will soon vote on a #ConstitutionalReform of the judiciary, yet if you ask most voters what #referendum is actually aboit, answers are often vague. Proposal backed by the gov of #GiorgiaMeloni focuses on separating the careers of judges & prosecutors & restructuring the bodies that govern the magistracy.
But beneath the technical language of constitutional reform lies a deeper concern about the nature of #InstitutionalTrust in Italy 🇮🇹

#VoteNO

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/italys-judicial-referendum-a-debate-about-trust.html

Judicial Referendum in Italy: a debate about trust

A referendum that puts trust in Italy’s justice system at the centre of the debate.Italy will soon vote on a constitutional reform of the judiciary, yet if you ask most voters what the referendum is actually about, the answers are often vague. The proposal backed by the government of Giorgia Meloni...

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Kazakhstan votes March 15 on Tokayev’s constitutional reboot to strengthen institutions and accountability https://ow.ly/kIv350YejYe #Kazakhstan #Referendum #Tokayev #ConstitutionalReform

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Kazakhstan To Hold Referendum on New Constitution On March 15 - The Times Of Central Asia

Kazakhstan will hold a constitutional referendum on March 15 in what President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has described as “a complete reboot” to modernize

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Kazakhstan votes March 15 on Tokayev’s constitutional reboot to strengthen institutions and accountability https://timesca.com/kazakhstan-to-hold-referendum-on-new-constitution-on-march-15/ #Kazakhstan #Referendum #Tokayev #ConstitutionalReform
Latest from our @[email protected] Tokayev moves Kazakhstan toward a near new constitution with a unicameral parliament and vice presidency ahead of a national referendum https://ow.ly/TY7R50Y3V8w #Kazakhstan #Tokayev #Kurultai #ConstitutionalReform #CentralAsia

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Tokayev Proposes a New Constitutional Architecture - The Times Of Central Asia

In mid-January 2026, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev moved Kazakhstan’s parliamentary reform agenda onto a deeper constitutional track. He framed the emerging

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Tokayev moves Kazakhstan toward a near new constitution with a unicameral parliament and vice presidency ahead of a national referendum https://timesca.com/tokayev-proposes-a-new-constitutional-architecture/ #Kazakhstan #Tokayev #Kurultai #ConstitutionalReform #CentralAsia
For all the talk of Australian values our rights as citizens and humans remain fragile

We remain the only liberal democracy not to have adopted its own constitutional or statutory bill of rights

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Africa: AU Election Mission Calls On Tanzania to Implement Constitutional Reforms and Promote Inclusive Politics: [Nile Post] The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) has called for urgent constitutional reforms and a more inclusive political environment in Tanzania following the country's October 29 general elections, which the mission described as constrained by legal and institutional… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TP60Hg #Africa #Tanzania #ConstitutionalReform #InclusivePolitics #AUEOM
Trump’s third term? Don’t laugh. He’s never let the rules stop him before

He has floated the idea more than once – and his inner circle is already gaming it out. The US constitution might say no, but Trump has a habit of finding his way around even the biggest obstacles, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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