word | | Constitution |
| popular | Albania | adopted by popular referendum on 22 November 1998; promulgated 28 November 1998 |
| popular | Burundi | 28 February 2005; ratified by popular referendum |
| popular | Central African Republic | ratified by popular referendum 5 December 2004; effective 27 December 2004 |
| popular | Kenya | 12 December 1963; amended as a republic 1964; reissued with amendments 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2001; note - a new draft constitution was defeated by popular referendum in 2005 |
| Portuguese | Timor-Leste | 22 March 2002 (based on the Portuguese model) |
| position | Cape Verde | 25 September 1992; a major revision on 23 November 1995 substantially increased the powers of the president; a 1999 revision created the position of national ombudsman (Provedor de Justica) |
| possible | Bolivia | 2 February 1967; revised in August 1994; possible referendum on new constitution to be held in 2008 |
| possible | Iraq | ratified on 15 October 2005 (subject to review by the Constitutional Review Committee and a possible public referendum ) |
| post | Kazakhstan | first post-independence constitution adopted 28 January 1993; new constitution adopted by national referendum 30 August 1995 |
| power | Kyrgyzstan | ... greater powers to the parliament and the government; amendments added on 30 December 2006 redistributed some power back to the president, but both November and December 2006 versions were annulled in September ... |
| powers | Belarus | 15 March 1994; revised by national referendum of 24 November 1996 giving the presidency greatly expanded powers and became effective 27 November 1996; revised again 17 October 2004 removing presidential term limits |
| powers | Cape Verde | 25 September 1992; a major revision on 23 November 1995 substantially increased the powers of the president; a 1999 revision created the position of national ombudsman (Provedor de Justica) |
| powers | Iran | 2-3 December 1979; revised 1989 to expand powers of the presidency and eliminate the prime ministership |
| powers | Kyrgyzstan | ... President Askar AKAYEV and passed in a national referendum on 2 February 2003 significantly expanded the powers of the president at the expense of the legislature; during large-scale demonstrations in November ... |
| powers | Portugal | ... 1976; note - subsequent revisions of the Constitution placed the military under strict civilian control, trimmed the powers of the president, and laid the groundwork for a stable, pluralistic liberal democracy; as well ... |
| practice | Guernsey | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| practice | Jersey | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| practice | United Kingdom | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| preindependence | Singapore | 3 June 1959; amended 1965 (based on preindependence State of Singapore Constitution) |
| presented | European Union | ... this agreement, known as the Reform Treaty, which would have served as a constitution and was presented to the European Council in October 2007 for individual country ratification, was rejected by the ... |
| presidency | Belarus | 15 March 1994; revised by national referendum of 24 November 1996 giving the presidency greatly expanded powers and became effective 27 November 1996; revised again 17 October 2004 removing presidential term limits |
| presidency | Iran | 2-3 December 1979; revised 1989 to expand powers of the presidency and eliminate the prime ministership |
| president | Cape Verde | 25 September 1992; a major revision on 23 November 1995 substantially increased the powers of the president; a 1999 revision created the position of national ombudsman (Provedor de Justica) |
| president | France | adopted by referendum 28 September 1958, effective 4 October 1958 note: amended concerning election of president in 1962; amended to comply with provisions of 1992 EC Maastricht Treaty, 1997 Amsterdam Treaty, 2003 ... |
| President | Guatemala | 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; note - suspended 25 May 1993 by former President Jorge SERRANO; reinstated 5 June 1993 following ouster of president; amended November 1993 |
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