Hungarian presidential election referendum, 1990

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A referendum on introducing direct elections for the Presidency was held in Hungary on 29 July 1990.^[1] Although the proposal was supported by 85.9% of voters, turnout was just 14%, resulting in the referendum being declared invalid.^[2] As a result, the President continued to be elected by the National Assembly.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	926,823	85.9
Against	152,076	14.1
Invalid/blank votes	9,069	–
Total	1,087,968	100
Registered voters/turnout	7,820,161	14.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p912

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