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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 1 June 1929. [1] The role of the Assembly was to review and amend certain articles of the constitution, [2] which resulted in an amendment to repeal the ban on presidential re-elections. [3] Voter turnout was low and in some places ballots were not even counted. [3]
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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 1 June 1927. The role of the Assembly was to review and amend certain articles of the constitution. This assembly amended the constitution so president and vice president's terms would extend six years. This assembly, however, was elected by Congress, not the general population, and thus had invalided Constitutional procedures.
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The People's Party was a political party in Bulgaria between 1894 and 1920.
The National Liberal Party was a political party in Bulgaria.
