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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Colombia on 9 December 1990 alongside a referendum on the Assembly itself.〔(Elections and Events 1990-1994 ) UC San Diego〕〔(Colombia, 9 December 1990: Election of a Constitutional Assembly ) Direct Democracy 〕 The Assembly sat from February to July 1991 and drew up the 1991 constitution. ==Background== After the murder of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán in August 1989, students started a movement calling for a referendum "for peace and democracy" to be held on 21 January 1990.〔(Colombia, 11 March 1990 ) Direct Democracy 〕 However, under pressure from drug cartels, the government rejected the proposal. The students then set up the "We can still save Colombia" movement, which called for a referendum alongside the general elections on 11 March 1990 on establishing a Constitutional Assembly. The referendum saw 2,235,493 voted in favour and 117,000 vote against.〔 Following the unofficial referendum, President Virgilio Barco Vargas issued decree 927 on 3 May calling a referendum on electing a Constitutional Assembly alongside the presidential elections on 27 May.〔 Although this was in violation of article 218 of the constitution, which gave Congress sole rights to reform the constitution, the referendum was approved by the Supreme Court.〔(Colombia, 27 May 1990: Election of a Constitutional Assembly ) Direct Democracy 〕 After 95% of voters approved of the election of the Assembly, elections were set for December. However, new President César Gaviria chose to reinforce the legitimacy of the Assembly by holding a second referendum on its election.〔Anita Breuer (2007) (Institutions of Direct Democracy and Accountability in Latin America’s Presidential Democracies ) Democratization, Vol 14, No 4, August 2007, pp 554–579〕 Only those who voted "yes" in the referendum could then cast a vote for the Assembly.〔 The Assembly was elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency.〔Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p320 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colombian Constitutional Assembly election, 1990」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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