2012 Latvian constitutional referendum information
2012 Latvian constitutional referendum
18 February 2012
Are you in favor of the adoption of the draft law "Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia", which provides for the status of the second state language for the Russian language?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
273,347
24.96%
No
821,722
75.04%
Valid votes
1,095,069
99.68%
Invalid or blank votes
3,524
0.32%
Total votes
1,098,593
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
1,543,786
71.16%
Results by municipality.
IN FAVOUR
100.0%—90.0%
89.9%—80.0%
79.9%—70.0%
69.9%—60.0%
59.9%—50.0%
AGAINST
50.0%—59.9%
60.0%—69.9%
70.0%—79.9%
80.0%—89.9%
90.0%—100.0%
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A constitutional referendum on the "Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia" was held on 18 February 2012. Proposed amendments included Articles 4, 18, 21, 101 and 104 of the Constitution of Latvia by adding the condition about Russian as the second official language, as well as prescribing two working languages — Latvian and Russian — for self-government institutions. The referendum's question was "Do you support the adoption of the Draft Law "Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia" that provides for the Russian language the status of the second official language?"[1]
According to the 2011 census, Russian was the language primarily spoken at home by 37.2% of the residents, among them 60.3% in Latgale and 55.8% in Riga.[2][3] Since 2000, Russian has been regarded as a foreign language according to the Official Language Law.[4]
^"Referendum for Amendments to the Constitution of Latvia (2012)". Central Election Commission of Latvia. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^"At home Latvian is spoken by 62% of Latvian population; the majority – in Vidzeme and Lubāna county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. September 26, 2013. Archived from the original on February 8, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
^"Latvian language is spoken by 62% of the population". Baltic News Network. September 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
^"Official Language Law". likumi.lv. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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