2000 French constitutional referendum

none July 2020 gov March 2025 Reduce the term of the President from seven years to five years. 2000 09 24 y France 1974 7,407,697 2,710,651 1,940,340 39,941,192 Référendum 2000 - Résultats par département.svg 260 department Results by department (darker hue, higher percentage of "yes" vote) Referendum results in each department (darker hue = higher percentage voted "yes") A constitutional referendum was held in France on 24 September 2000.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p674 978-3-8329-5609-7 The proposal to reduce the mandate of the President from seven years to five years was approved by 73.2% of those who voted, but turnout was just 30.2%.Nohlen & Stöver, p687 Background The idea of a five-year term was discussed during the French parliamentary session of 1848, but rejected in favor of a four-year term. A seven-year term was adopted in 1873 for what became the Third Republic. In 2000, Jacques Chirac led the campaign for the referendum reducing the President's term from seven to five years. After he was re-elected in 2002, his term ended in 2007 rather than 2009. The aim of the quinquennat (five-year term) was for the legislative elections to follow the presidential election (as the presidential election took place in April–May 2007, while the legislative election took place in June), providing similar electoral results and reducing the risk of cohabitation. Results ChoiceMetropolitan FranceTotalVotes%Votes%For7,372,97673.27,407,69773.2Against2,703,65726.82,710,65126.8Invalid/blank votes1,939,282–1,940,340–Total12,015,91510012,058,688100Registered voters/turnout39,631,06330.339,941,19230.2Source: Nohlen & Stöver See also Constitutional amendments under the Fifth French Republic Sexenio (Mexico) References External links Proclamation of the results of the referendum of 24 September 2000, Constitutional Council of France, 28 September 2000 Decree 2000-655 of 12 July 2000, from the President of France, submitting a constitutional amendment to referendum "French poll sounds alarm to political elite". The Guardian, 26 September 2000 Category:Term limits Constitutional referendum France Category:Constitutional amendments in France Category:Referendums in France Category:Constitutional referendums in France Constitutional referendum Category:2000 in French politics