[low_battery]

Checks and balances? 1982 constitution was a horrid piece of work and it took decades to patch it up to a miserable kinda working state.

Indeed it is a pity that this vote was not to completely destroy that junta crap and install a new modern constitution.

[sukruh]

That's correct - the 1982 constitution was far from being truly democratic - but it did have some oversight mechanisms over the executive branch.

Now, one guy can rule by decree and renew elections at will.