In 2009 the issue of re-election was again submitted to referendum, with the following question: “Do you approve the National Assembly amendment to articles 160, 162, 174, 192 and 230 of the Constitution that widens the political rights of people in order to allow that any citizen exercising an elected public position can run for candidate for the same position for the period established in the Constitution, depending only on its popular election?". This time, the constitutional amendment was approved by 54,86% of the votes.