But the crucial point is that constitutional change will be far harder in a divided parliament.
Next year Scotland will embark on its biggest constitutional change in nearly 300 years.
Tory rebels say it is a defeat for a constitutional change few really want.
Such a constitutional change would need to be approved by the Sri Lankan parliament.
The new treaty will be the fourth big constitutional change since the Treaty of Rome.
But constitutional change requires the support of two-thirds of parliament, which he does not have.
But neither is it clear that Venezuela's most urgent need is for radical constitutional change.
Most of the rest of corporate Scotland was never terribly enthused about constitutional change anyway.
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The constitutional change, taking effect from the next presidential election in 2002, is an arcane affair.
Responding to the chorus of criticism, Mr Ramos has urged politicians to stop debating constitutional change.
Against this background, constitutional change had the estimable advantage of appearing radical but costing little.
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The two main parties discussed this inconclusively when they had the two-thirds majority needed for constitutional change.
In a country long resistant to constitutional change, republicanism simply is not considered an urgent national priority.
Labour and rebel Conservative MPs said this did not allow enough time to discuss a crucial constitutional change.
Unsurprisingly, those most in favour of constitutional change are those who are also unable to stand for re-election.
Montenegro is expected to vote in favour of the constitutional change on Tuesday.
Today's Queen's Speech heralds a constitutional change for the UK's corporate citizens.
The arguments about what exactly was agreed in the coalition talks on constitutional change are somewhat circular and boring.
Political divisions have also helped to kill most government bids for constitutional change.
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Tiny Saarland proposes a timid one-year extension of primary school, but may fail to enact the needed constitutional change.
She added that Labour's position was that "a constitutional change of this level of importance does require a referendum".
Omar Bongo, Gabon's president for 35 years, secured a constitutional change that could let him remain in power indefinitely.
Unfortunately, the 9-9-9 Plan has them both running at the same time, with a promise of a future constitutional change.
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Although voters backed the constitutional change, opinion polls suggest that a large majority do not want to see his re-election.
Mr Berlusconi ultimately dropped his support for constitutional change, but the law to resolve conflicts of interest was never enacted.
The constitutional change is expected to encourage more foreign investment, allowing non-Mexican companies to become majority shareholders for the first time.
Meanwhile, a serious constitutional change, wrought by a referendum last weekend that attracted an unprecedentedly low turnout, has passed largely unnoticed.
When it comes to constitutional change, where Donald Dewar delivers, Salmond dithers, and we're going to get at least another thousand days.
This would vastly lower the bar and ensure relatively easy constitutional change.
Another potential controversy on the horizon is Uribe's hope to seek a second four-year term, not now allowed, through a constitutional change.
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