Peruvian constitutional referendum, 1993

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A constitutional referendum was held in Peru on 31 October 1993. It followed the Alberto Fujimori's presidential coup on 5 April 1992.^[1] A new constitution was published on 4 September 1993, limiting the President to two terms of four years, creating a unicameral Congress. Constitutional amendments would be possible with either a referendum or a two-thirds majority in two successive Congresses.^[1] Referendums would also be possible if a petition had 0.3% of voters' signatures.^[1] After being approved by 52% of voters, the new constitution came into force on 29 December 1993.^[1]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	3,895,763	52.33
Against	3,548,334	47.67
Invalid/blank votes	734,645	–
Total	8,178,742	100
Registered voters/turnout	11,620,820	70.38
Source: Direct Democracy

References

1 2 3 4 Peru, 31 October 1993: Constitution Direct Democracy (in German)

Elections and referendums in Peru
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Referendums	1865 1919 1939 1993 2010

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