{"id":3043,"date":"2019-11-12T19:15:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T19:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/gambia\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2019-11-12T19:15:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T19:15:01","slug":"what-percentage-was-required-to-approve-the-1997-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/what-percentage-was-required-to-approve-the-1997-constitution","title":{"rendered":"What Percentage Was Required To Approve The 1997 Constitution?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<p><strong>QUESTION OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-text-content td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<p>According to the Constitutional Review Commission Decree a two thirds majority was required for the Constitution to come into force. This is different from what is required to amend an entrenched clause through a referendum. In short, an entrenched clause requires the participation of half of the registered voters and the approval of 75 percent of those who cast their votes in a referendum.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the Constitutional Review Commission Decree made it a requirement for a two thirds majority for the 1997 Constitution itself which was the standard practice in the past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUESTION OF THE DAY According to the Constitutional Review Commission Decree a two thirds majority was required for the Constitution to come into force. This is different from what is required to amend an entrenched clause through a referendum. 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