Senegalese prime ministerial referendum, 1970

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A referendum on reinstating the post of Prime Minister was held in Senegal on 22 February 1970, after the post had been abolished in a referendum in 1963. The result was 99.96% of voters in favour of the change, with a 95.2% turnout.^[1] Following the referendum, Abdou Diouf was appointed to the post on 26 February.

Results

Prime ministerial referendum, 1970
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,261,580	99.96
No	542	0.04
Valid votes	1,262,122	99.66
Invalid or blank votes	4,259	0.34
Total votes	1,266,381	100.00

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