Mauritanian constitutional referendum, 2006

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A constitutional referendum was held in Mauritania on June 25, 2006 and approved by nearly 97% of voters. Following the August 2005 ouster of long-time president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, the new transitional military regime called the referendum on a new constitution, which limits 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 establishes a maximum age limit of 75 for presidential candidates.^[2]

Results

Electorate	Spoilt votes	Turnout (%)	For (%)	Against (%)
989,664	21,914	756,643 (76.45)	712,214(96.94)	10,482 (1.43)
Source: IFES Election Guide

References

Wikinews has related news: Mauritanians vote for new constitution

↑ "Mauritania's constitution gets 96.96% yes vote", Middle East Online, June 28, 2006.
↑ "Military junta launches pro-democracy poll", IRIN, June 23, 2006.

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