1968 East German constitutional referendum
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A constitutional referendum was held in East Germany on 6 April 1968.[1] The new constitution was approved by 96.4% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.1%,[2] and came into force on 9 April.[3]
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Background
editOn 1 December 1967 the Volkskammer established a commission to draw up a new constitution. This was by the Volkskammer with no dissenting votes on 26 March 1968, alongside a law on conducting a referendum to approve the constitution.[3]
Results
edit| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 11,536,803 | 96.4 |
| Against | 409,733 | 3.4 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 24,353 | – |
| Total | 11,970,889 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 12,208,986 | 98.1 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p770
- ^ a b German Democratic Republic, 6 April 1968: Constitution Direct Democracy (in German)
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