Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum, 1967
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A constitutional referendum was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
between 4 and 16 June 1967. The new constitution created a unitary state with a presidential system
, whereby the president would be selected by a unicameral
National Assembly
and then approved by a referendum. It also abolished presidential term limits, limited the number of political parties to two, and gave women the vote.
The prosposed constitusion was approved by 97.8% of voters.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
between 4 and 16 June 1967. The new constitution created a unitary state with a presidential system
Presidential system
A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
, whereby the president would be selected by a unicameral
Unicameralism
In government, unicameralism is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house...
National Assembly
National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Composition of the National Assembly...
and then approved by a referendum. It also abolished presidential term limits, limited the number of political parties to two, and gave women the vote.
The prosposed constitusion was approved by 97.8% of voters.
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 8,220,000 | 97.8 |
| Against | 184,907 | 2.2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | |
| Total | 8,404,907 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||