1992 Djiboutian constitutional referendum explained

Country:Djibouti
Date:4 September 1992
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Part1 Subject:Do you approve the new constitution?
Part1 Choice1:For
Part1 Percentage1:98.05
Part1 Choice2:Against
Part1 Percentage2:1.95
Part2 Subject:Do you approve of limiting party politics to a maximum of four parties?
Part2 Choice1:For
Part2 Percentage1:97.89
Part2 Choice2:Against
Part2 Percentage2:2.11

A constitutional referendum was held in Djibouti on 4 September 1992. The new constitution would restore multi-party democracy for the first time since independence.[1] A second question asked voters whether the number of political parties should be limited to four. Both were approved by over 97.9% of voters with a 75.2% turnout.[2] The first multi-party elections were held in December that year.

Results

New constitution

ChoiceVotes%
For101,28798.1
Against2,0131.9
Invalid/blank votes1,504-
Total104,804100
align=left colspan=3Source: Nohlen et al.

Limit of four political parties

ChoiceVotes%
For101,12597.9
Against2,1772.1
Invalid/blank votes1,504-
Total104,804100
align=left colspan=3Source: Nohlen et al.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Djibouti's Constitution of 1992 with Amendments through 2010. Constitute. 19 July 2016. English.
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p323