Tajikistani constitutional referendum, 1999

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A constitutional referendum was held in Tajikistan on 26 September 1999.^[1] The changes included legalising religious political parties, introducing a bicameral parliament, and lengthening the president's term from five to seven years. They were approved by 75.3% of voters, with a turnout of 91.5%.^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,860,804	75.3
Against	609,787	24.7
Invalid/blank votes	121,314	–
Total	2,591,905	100
Registered voters/turnout	2,800,947	92.5
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p462 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
↑ Nohlen et al., p464

Elections and referendums in Tajikistan

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