Article 189: Constitutional changes

What it says now: Constitutional amendments may be proposed either by the president or the lower house of parliament, and will then be referred for a parliamentary vote and a public referendum.

Proposed changes: Changes requested by the president must have cabinet approval; changes requested by the parliament must be endorsed by at least half of the members in both houses.

The revised article 189 would also require the new parliament to appoint a constitutional assembly within six months of taking office. That assembly would draft a new constitution, which would then be submitted to a public referendum.