2015 Central African constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 13 and 14 December 2015.[1] The referendum was originally scheduled to be held on 5 October 2015, prior to general elections,[2] but was later delayed. Violence on polling day led to voting being extended for another day.[1] The new constitution was approved by 93% of voters.[3] General elections followed on 30 December.
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Background
The new constitution was approved by a large majority in the Transitional Council on 30 August 2015.[2] It provides for the creation of a Senate and a National Election Authority, as well as requiring decisions made by the President and Prime Minister to be approved by ministers, and for the government to inform the National Assembly when a contract relating to mineral resources is signed.[2] Only 15,000 copies of the new constitution were published.
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| For | 689,182 | 93.00 |
| Against | 51,874 | 7.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | |
| Total | 741,056 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,954,433 | |
| Source: Elections en République Centrafricaine | ||
References
- Voting extended for Central African referendum after violence Reuters, 14 December 2015
- Central African Republic council adopts new constitution Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine ENCA, 1 September 2015
- Central African Republic voters say yes to new constitution Deutsche Welle, 22 December 2015
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