Polish referenda

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There have been several referenda in history of Poland.

[edit] 1989-present

There have been four referenda in the modern Poland. A referendum planned in 2005 on a proposed EU constitution has been put on hold after the rejection of constitution by French voters.

• 7-8 June 2003 Polish accession referenda, 2003 (Referendum akcesyjne or Referedum europejskie) asked the question: Do you approve the Poland's entry into European Union. 58,85% eglible citizens attended the vote, 77,45% of them voted 'yes'.

• 25 May 1997 - Polish constitutional referenda, 1997 (Referendum konstytucyjne)

• 18 February 1996: two referenda (Polish referendas, 1996):
  • General property enfranchisement of citizens referenda (Referendum w sprawie powszechnego uwłaszczenia obywateli)
  • Referenda about certain ways of use of public propriety (Referendum o niektórych kierunkach wykorzystania majątku państwowego)

[edit] 1945-1989

There have been two referenda in the People's Republic of Poland.

• 29 November 1987 - Polish referenda about political and economical reforms, 1987

• 30 June 1946 - Polish people's referenda, 1946 (3xTAK, 3 times YES)

[edit] 1918-1921

In the Second Polish Republic, there were no country-wide referenda. There have been two local referenda on border issues between Poland and Germany:

• 20 March 1921 - Polish referenda, 1921 on Upper Silesia
• 11 July 1920 - Polish referenda, 1920 on Warmia, Mazury and Powiśle