2006 Mauritanian constitutional referendum

2006 Mauritanian constitutional referendum

25 June 2006 (2006-06-25)
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 712,214 96.95% No 10,482 1.43% Blank votes 11,951 1.63% Valid votes 734,647 97.10% Invalid votes 21,914 2.90% Total votes 756,561 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 989,664 76.45%

A constitutional referendum was held in Mauritania on June 25, 2006 and approved by nearly 97% of voters. Following the August 2005 ousting of long-time president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, the new transitional military regime called the referendum on a new constitution, which limited presidents to two five-year terms; previously presidential terms were six years and there was no limit on re-election.[1] The new constitution also established a maximum age limit of 75 for presidential candidates.[2]

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For		712,214	96.95
Against		10,482	1.43
Blank		11,951	1.63
Total		734,647	100.00
Valid votes		734,647	97.10
Invalid votes		21,914	2.90
Total votes		756,561	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		989,664	76.45
Source: Official Journal

References

1. "Mauritania's constitution gets 96.96% yes vote" Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, Middle East Online, June 28, 2006.
2. "Military junta launches pro-democracy poll", The New Humanitarian, June 23, 2006.