1998 Mexican Fobaproa funds referendum explained

Country:Mexico
Yes Text:Government proposal
No Text:PRD proposal
Othertype:Other proposals
Yes:26,488
No:2,903,004
Other:61,617
Invalid:69,603

An unofficial referendum on use of Fobaproa funds was held in Mexico on 30 August 1998.[1] It was organised by the opposition Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), who proposed that only small- and medium-sized businesses would be compensated by the funds.[1] Slightly over 97% voted in favour of the PRD's proposal, and the Chamber of Deputies subsequently agreed to the change on 12 December by a vote of 325 to 159.[1]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
Government proposal26,4880.89
PRD proposal2,903,00497.05
Other proposal61,6172.06
Invalid/blank votes69,603
Total3,060,712100.00
Registered voters/turnout
align=left colspan=3Source: Direct Democracy

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=mx011998 Mexico, 30 August 1998: Use of Fobaproa funds