That became likelier last month when a project that had brought an extra measure of consensus to political discourse a proposed reform of Italy's out-of-date constitution fizzled out.
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According to the U.S. Constitution, on what date does a presidential term end and the next one begin?
All the constitution prescribes for an inauguration is a date, a time and an oath before Congress.
Unlike the Gunpowder Plot, Mr Blair's attempt to rearrange the British constitution cannot be given a single neat date.
Mr Obama took the oath in the Blue Room to meet the 20 January date set out in the US Constitution.
Unless the country's institutions, including the armed forces, stand squarely behind the constitution, the president may yet evade an early date with the voters.
Negotiations meant to ensure a free and fair election began last year and went on for months, but collapsed in February this year when Mr Mugabe set a date for the poll before a new constitution was in place.
Maduro said that reading of the constitution is false, and that the swearing-in date is flexible.
"The moment that you enter into the idea that people can just easily change the inauguration date, you are essentially governing outside of the constitution, " he said.
His current term as president lasts until 2006, but the constitution allows for a referendum in August 2003 on his progress to date.
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No date has been set for the elections - the first under a new constitution which is supposed to expand civil liberties in Zimbabwe.
The constitution mandated the election be held within 30 days of Chavez's March 5 death, but the date picked falls outside that period.
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