Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum, 1967
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A constitutional referendum was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 4 and 16 June 1967. The new constitution created a unitary state with a presidential system, whereby the president would be selected by a unicameral National Assembly and then approved by a referendum. It also abolished presidential term limits, limited the number of political parties to two, and gave women the vote.[1]
The prosposed constitution was approved by 97.8% of voters.[2]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| For | 8,220,000 | 97.8 |
| Against | 184,907 | 2.2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | |
| Total | 8,404,907 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||
References
- ↑ DRC: Elections under the Second Republic EISA
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p291 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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