1994 Republika Srpska Contact Group partition plan referendum
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A referendum on the Contact Group plan was held in Republika Srpska on 28 August 1994, after the National Assembly had rejected the plan on 8 August.[1][2] The plan would give 49% of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbs, around a third less than they held at the time.[3] It was rejected by 96.66% of voters.[1] Following the referendum, Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadžić said "We will ask for another map... We expect a new conference, new peace efforts."[3] However, the Contact Group (the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Germany) claimed the referendum was a sham.[3]
Results
Choice | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
For | 31,940 | 3.34 |
Against | 924,899 | 96.66 |
Invalid/blank votes | 5,261 | – |
Total | 962,100 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,056,783 | 91.04 |
Source: Direct Democracy |
References
- ^ a b Republika Srpska (Bosnien-Herzegowina), 28. August 1994 : Teilungsplan der internationalen Kontaktgruppe Direct Democracy
- ^ Chronology for Serbs in Bosnia UNHCR
- ^ a b c Bosnian Serbs, in Referendum, Reject Peace Plan New York Times, 30 August 1994