A constitutional referendum was held in Kyrgyzstan on 17 October 1998. The main provisions of the referendum were the introduction of the private ownership of land for citizens of Kyrgyzstan; a change in the distribution of seats in parliament - increasing of number of seats in Legislative Assembly from 35 to 60 and reduing the number of seats in Assembly of People's Representatives from 70 to 45, removing the right of MPs to alter the national budget without the government's approval, increasing the freedom of independent media of Kyrgyzstan, and limiting the level of legal immunity awarded to MPs.
The changes were approved by 95.4% of voters, with turnout reported to be 96.4%.[1]
Results
Choice
Votes
%
For
2,075,899
95.4
Against
100,592
4.6
Invalid/blank votes
20,100
–
Total
2,196,591
100
Source: Nohlen et al.
References
^Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p444 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
