Armenian constitutional referendum, 2003
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A constitutional referendum was held in Armenia
on 25 May 2003. The constitutional changes would remove some powers from the president, and were narrowly approved by 50.56% of voters, with a 52.1% turnout. However, the results were invalidated, as the number of votes in favour of the changes was lower than one-third of the number of registered voters (778,331).
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
on 25 May 2003. The constitutional changes would remove some powers from the president, and were narrowly approved by 50.56% of voters, with a 52.1% turnout. However, the results were invalidated, as the number of votes in favour of the changes was lower than one-third of the number of registered voters (778,331).
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 563,205 | 50.56 |
| Against | 550,668 | 49.44 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 102,708 | |
| Total | 1,216,581 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||