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Autor: rod

~ 24/04/07

By an overwhelming majority of 48 to 5, the Legislative Assembly last night approved the mounting of a nationwide referendum to approve or reject the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Only 29 votes were needed for approval.

The Supreme Elections Tribunal, the autonomous elections watchdog agency, now has 90 days to organize the balloting. This will be the first-ever referendum vote for this country.

(See previous articles on this newsfeed.)

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