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2000 French constitutional referendum information


2000 French constitutional referendum
2000 French constitutional referendum
24 September 2000 (2000-09-24)

Reduce the term of the President from seven years to five years.
Results
Choice
Votes %
2000 French constitutional referendum Yes 7,407,697 73.21%
2000 French constitutional referendum No 2,710,651 26.79%
Valid votes 10,118,348 83.91%
Invalid or blank votes 1,940,340 16.09%
Total votes 12,058,688 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 39,941,192 30.19%

Results by department

A constitutional referendum was held in France on 24 September 2000.[1] The proposal to reduce the mandate of the President from seven years to five years was approved by 73.2% of those who voted, but turnout was just 30.2%.[2]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p674 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p687

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