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== Referendum campaign == | == Referendum campaign == | ||
On September 27, 2025, [[William F. Galvin|President Galvin]] submitted a proposal to the [[National Assembly]] through an MO-FR MP, who submitted it on his behalf. The proposed constitutional amendment was one of his campaign promises during the Presidential election. The amendment would create a mechanism for ballot measures, which could be proposed to change the law even if the current government objected. The measure required a 2/3rds majority in the National Assembly to pass, as well as a 2/3rds majority in the [[Senate]] and the approval of the [[Constitutional Court]] and [[President of the Republic|President]]. The measure quickly gained the support of the opposition, with all parties of the [[Anti-Constitution Bloc]] (besides the [[AfD]], which votes no on all measures in parliament by party statute) supporting the proposed amendment, along with [[MO-U]] and [[Reform]].<ref>A dream I had</ref> The success of the measure depended on [[FWD]] under [[Abu Muhammad al-Julani|Julani]], which was hesitant to support the measure. However, due to its immense popularity and the urging of President Galvin, the party caved and agreed to support the amendment. The [[Kuomintang]] was the only party to oppose the referendum (besides the AfD), with party leader Dutton explaining his reasoning at a press conference, saying that "The people elect a government to govern, not follow every single one of their whims. If the average person made all the decisions, we’d be bankrupt in a day after buying several thousand cookies!" | On September 27, 2025, [[William F. Galvin|President Galvin]] submitted a proposal to the [[National Assembly]] through an MO-FR MP, who submitted it on his behalf. The proposed constitutional amendment was one of his campaign promises during the Presidential election. The amendment would create a mechanism for ballot measures, which could be proposed to change the law even if the current government objected. The measure required a 2/3rds majority in the National Assembly to pass, as well as a 2/3rds majority in the [[Senate]] and the approval of the [[Constitutional Court]] and [[President of the Republic|President]]. The measure quickly gained the support of the opposition, with all parties of the [[Anti-Constitution Bloc]] (besides the [[AfD]], which votes no on all measures in parliament by party statute) supporting the proposed amendment, along with [[MO-U]] and [[Reform]].<ref>A dream I had</ref> The success of the measure depended on [[FWD]] under [[Abu Muhammad al-Julani|Julani]], which was hesitant to support the measure. However, due to its immense popularity and the urging of President Galvin, the party caved and agreed to support the amendment. The [[Kuomintang]] was the only party to oppose the referendum (besides the AfD), with party leader Dutton explaining his reasoning at a press conference, saying that "The people elect a government to govern, not follow every single one of their whims. If the average person made all the decisions, we’d be bankrupt in a day after buying several thousand cookies!" |