Iranian constitutional referendum, December 1979
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A constitutional referendum was held in Iran on 2 and 3 December 1979.[1][2] The new Islamic constitution was approved by 99.5% of voters, with a 71.6% turnout.[3]
New constitution
The proposed new constitution would make Iran an Islamic republic, introduce direct elections for the presidency, create a unicameral parliament, and require any constitutional changes to go to a referendum.[4]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 15,680,218 | 99.5 |
| Against | 78,516 | 0.5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 111 | – |
| Total | 15,758,956 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||
References
- ↑ Mahmood T. Davari (1 October 2004). The Political Thought of Ayatollah Murtaza Mutahhari: An Iranian Theoretician of the Islamic State. Routledge. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-134-29488-6.
- ↑ Eur (31 October 2002). The Middle East and North Africa 2003. Psychology Press. p. 414. ISBN 978-1-85743-132-2.
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p72 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ↑ Iran, 3 December 1979: Constitution Direct Democracy (German)
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