Malagasy constitutional referendum, 2007
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A constitutional referendum was held in Madagascar on 4 April 2007.[1] [2] [3] The proposed changes, which voters were asked to approve or reject as a whole, include:
- expansion of presidential powers in cases of emergency
- abolition of the six autonomous provinces in favor of 22 new, smaller areas, which are meant to facilitate regional development
- adoption of English as an official language (in addition to the two existing official languages, French and Malagasy)[4]
Early results, with 73.18% of the vote counted, showed that turnout was around 42.43%. The referendum appeared likely to be passed due to the fact that 74.93% of the voters in Antananarivo were in favour of the amendments, even though it seemed likely that in four of the five other provinces the "no" vote may have won.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://africanelections.tripod.com/calendar.html
- ^ http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200702210099.html
- ^ http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200702220003.html
- ^ "Référendum à Madagascar: le oui mène largement (deux-tiers des bureaux)", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), April 6, 2007 (French).
- ^ "Initial result shows "Yes" to revision of constitution in Madagascar", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), April 7, 2007.
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