2016 Ivorian constitutional referendum

2016 Ivorian constitutional referendum

30 October 2016

Do you approve of the draft constitution proposed by the President of the Republic?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 2,480,287 93.42%
No 174,714 6.58%
Valid votes 2,655,001 99.12%
Invalid or blank votes 23,600 0.88%
Total votes 2,678,601 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 6,313,758 42.42%

A constitutional referendum was held in Ivory Coast on 30 October 2016.[1][2] Voters were asked whether they approve of a proposed new constitution. The new constitution would create a Senate, remove the nationality clause from the presidential requirements and establish the post of Vice-President.[3][4] The constitution was approved by 93.42% of votes with a 42.42% turnout, as announced by the president of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI).[5]

  1. ^ Côte d'Ivoire: Amadou Gon Coulibaly annonce le référendum constitutionnel pour le 30 octobre Koaci, 19 September 2016
  2. ^ Ivory Coast constitutional referendum to be held in October Africa News, 7 August 2016
  3. ^ Iob, Emilie. "Constitutional Referendum in Ivory Coast Sparks Controversy". VOA. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CNBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Ivory Coast votes in favor of new constitution: elections commission".