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According to the Ukrainian legislation, a national referendum may be called to amend the Constitution of Ukraine, and not to adopt a new one, Ukrainian President (1991-1994) Leonid Kravchuk has said.

“If we spoke about amendments [to the constitution], then I wouldn’t
mind, but a new constitution [cannot be adopted at the referendum]. This
is envisaged by Section XIII [on the procedure for amending the
Constitution of Ukraine],” Kravchuk said at a press conference in Kyiv
on Friday.