Azerbaijani vote of confidence referendum, 1993

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A national vote of confidence in President Abulfaz Elchibey was held in Azerbaijan on 29 August 1993 after a coup d'état in June. Voters were asked "Do you trust the President of the Azerbaijan Republic?" Only 2% of voters voted "yes", with turnout reported to be 91.6%.^[1] Elchibey was formerly removed from office on 1 September.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	77,730	2.0
No	3,673,978	98.0
Invalid/blank votes	16,220	–
Total	3,767,928	100
Registered voters/turnout	4,097,367	92.0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p360 ISBN 0-19-924958-X

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