2001 Guinean constitutional referendum

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A constitutional referendum was held in Guinea on 11 November 2001. The new constitution would remove presidential term limits, and increase the term from five to seven years.[1] It was approved by 98.36% of voters, and although boycotted by the opposition,[2] turnout was reported to be 87.2% turnout.[1]

Results

Choice Votes %
For 3,644,653 98.36
Against 60,769 1.64
Invalid/blank votes 52,968
Total 3,758,390 100
Registered voters/turnout 4,310,081 87.20
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. ^ a b Elections in Guinea African Elections Database
  2. ^ Guinea Timeline BBC News