2010 Nigerien constitutional referendum

2010 Nigerien constitutional referendum

31 October 2010
Do you approve of the draft Constitution submitted to your sanction?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 3,124,152 90.18%
No 340,115 9.82%
Valid votes 3,464,267 97.91%
Invalid or blank votes 74,059 2.09%
Total votes 3,538,326 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 6,720,335 52.65%

A constitutional referendum was held in Niger on 31 October 2010, after the military coup earlier in the year had ousted elected President Mamadou Tandja.[1] General elections followed on 31 January and 12 March 2011. Approved by 90% of voters, the constitution granted immunity to the coup leaders and stipulated that they had to hand over power by 6 April 2011.[2] They did so as promised following the January–March 2011 general elections. The approval of the referendum also restored the semi-presidential system of government which had been abolished in the disputed referendum in 2009.

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For3,124,15290.18
Against340,1159.82
Total3,464,267100.00
Valid votes3,464,26797.91
Invalid/blank votes74,0592.09
Total votes3,538,326100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,720,33552.65
Source: Constitutional Court

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