Failed constitutional referendum on decentralization
1969 French constitutional referendum
27 April 1969 (1969-04-27)
Do you approve of the bill submitted to the French people by the President of the Republic and relating to the creation of regions and the reform of the Senate?
A constitutional referendum was held in France on 27 April 1969.[1] The reforms would have led to government decentralization and changes to the Senate. It was rejected by 52.4% of voters, and failure of the amendments led to PresidentCharles de Gaulle's resignation.