A constitutional referendum was held in Uruguay on 8 December 1996.Uruguay, 8 December 1996: Constitutional reform Direct Democracy The proposals, which included limiting each party to a single presidential candidate, were narrowly approved by voters.
Proposals The proposals were approved by both houses of the General Assembly on 15 October 1996. They included: separating national and local elections limiting each party to one presidential candidate (abolishing sublemas) introducing a second round run-off for presidential elections providing for primary elections in parties decentralising local government environmental protection
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