1962 French Évian Accords referendum
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A referendum to approve the Évian Accords ending the Algerian War and granting self-determination to Algeria was held in France on 8 April 1962.[1] It was approved by 90.8% of voters with a 75.3% turnout.[2]
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Do you approve of the bill submitted to the French people by the President of the Republic and concerning the agreements to be established and the measures to be taken with regard to Algeria on the basis of the government declarations of 19 March 1962? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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On 1 July a second referendum was held in Algeria, with the question "Do you want Algeria to become an independent state cooperating with France under the conditions defined by the 19 March 1962 declarations?" put to voters. Only people living in Algeria were able to participate in the second referendum.[3] This second referendum was approved by over 99.7% of voters.
Results
edit| Choice | Metropolitan France | Total | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| For | 17,508,607 | 90.7 | 17,866,423 | 90.8 | |
| Against | 1,795,061 | 9.3 | 1,809,074 | 9.2 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,098,238 | – | 1,103,806 | – | |
| Total | 20,401,906 | 100 | 20,779,303 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p674 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p. 685
- ^ Référendum d'autodétermination en Algérie, University of Perpignan (in French)
External links
edit- Statement of the official results Constitutional Council (in French)