2006 Mauritanian constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Mauritania on June 25, 2006 and approved by nearly 97% of voters. Following the August 2005 ousting of long-time president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, the new transitional military regime called the referendum on a new constitution, which limited presidents to two five-year terms; previously presidential terms were six years and there was no limit on re-election. The new constitution also established a maximum age limit of 75 for presidential candidates.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	712,214	96.94
Against	10,482	1.43
Blank	11,951	1.63
Invalid votes	21,914	–
Total	756,643	100
Registered voters/turnout	989,664	76.45
Source: Official Journal