Rwandan constitutional referendum, 2003

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A constitutional referendum was held in Rwanda on 26 May 2003. The new constitution created a presidential republic with a bicameral parliament, and banned the incitement of racial hatred. It was approved by 93% of voters with a 90% voter turnout.^[1] Following its approval, presidential elections were held on 25 August and parliamentary elections on 29-30 September.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	3,132,291	93.42
Against	220,462	6.58
Invalid/blank votes	119,447	–
Total	3,472,200	100
Registered voters/turnout	3,863,965	89.9
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ Elections in Rwanda African Elections Database

Elections and referendums in Rwanda

Presidential elections	1965 1969 1978 1983 1988 2003 2010 2017

Parliamentary elections	1954 1957 1961 1965 1969 1981 1983 1988 2003 2008 2013

Referendums	1961 1978 2003 2015

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