Syria sets February 26 referendum on new constitution

Syria's president, fighting an 11-month-old uprising against his rule, has ordered a referendum on a draft constitution on February 26 that limits the presidency to two seven-year terms and allows for multiple parties, Reuters reported.
Syria's current constitution does not limit the number of terms a president can serve. Assad's late father Hafez al-Assad seized power in 1970 and stayed in office until he died in 2000.
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