2016 Ivorian constitutional referendum

none 2016 10 30 yes Ivory Coast Do you approve of the draft constitution proposed by the President of the Republic? 2,480,287 174,714 23,600 6,313,758 thumb|The actions of processing the referendums with options labed in the french language for "Oui" (Yes) and "Non" (No). A constitutional referendum was held in Ivory Coast on 30 October 2016.Côte d'Ivoire: Amadou Gon Coulibaly annonce le référendum constitutionnel pour le 30 octobre Koaci, 19 September 2016Ivory Coast constitutional referendum to be held in October Africa News, 7 August 2016 Voters were asked whether they approve of a proposed new constitution. The new constitution would create a Senate, remove the nationality clause from the presidential requirements and establish the post of Vice-President.https://www.voanews.com/a/constitutional-referendum-in-ivory-coast-sparks-controversy/3462782.html Constitutional Referendum in Ivory Coast Sparks Controversy Iob Emilie VOA 2016-10-19 The constitution was approved by 93.42% of votes with a 42.42% turnout, as announced by the president of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI).https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ivorycoast-referendum-idUSKBN12W50V?il=0 Ivory Coast votes in favor of new constitution: elections commission Background The holding of the referendum was approved by the National Assembly on 22 July 2016 by a vote of 233 to 6 with seven abstentions.https://archive.today/20161108022718/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ivorycoast-politics-idUKKCN1022CO Ivory Coast parliament votes to hold referendum on new constitution Reuters, 22 July 2016 New constitution Constitution of Ivory Coast The new constitution includes several changes to the current constitution, including the removal of a requirement for both parents of presidential candidates to be natural-born Ivorians and not to have had any other citizenship. It would also create the post of Vice-President and a Senate composed of former public servants. The President, Vice-President and two thirds of the Senate is to be elected at the same time as parliamentary elections, with the remaining third appointed by the president-elect.Ivorians to vote on draft constitution on October 30 AFP, 12 October 2016 There was speculation that President Alassane Ouattara would seek a third term in 2020, as the clause of the old constitution that required candidates to be younger than 75 years old was removed. He continued to promise that he would retire from politics in 2020,Côte d’Ivoire's new constitution analysed https://web.archive.org/web/20161113171117/http://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/western-africa/2016/10/06/cote-divoire-constitution/ 2016-11-13 CNBC Africa, 6 October 2016 up to July 2020, when he announced his candidacy, arguing that his two previous terms did not count against the two-term term limit because of the change of constitution.Ivory Coast's Ouattara to run for third term in October election, France 24, 6 August 2020 He won the election with 94% of votes,Official results on the site of the Constitutional Council, 9 November 2020 amid an opposition boycott.Ivory Coast opposition candidates to boycott electoral process, France 24, 15 October 2020 Campaign Campaigning for the referendum was held between 22 and 29 October. The proposed constitution was supported by the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace, an alliance composed of the Rally of the Republicans, the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire, the Union for Democracy and Peace in Côte d'Ivoire, the Movement of the Forces of the Future and the Union for Ivory Coast, and some other parliamentary parties, including the Ivorian Workers' Party. It was opposed by a coalition of 23 parties headed by former president Laurent Gbagbo due to the lack of public consultation during the drafting process.http://www.africanews.com/2016/10/13/ivory-coast-referendum-to-take-place-on-october-30/ Ivory Coast referendum to take place on October 30 AfricaNews 2016-10-19 Africanews 2016-10-19 Conduct On polling day there was violence in pockets of Abidjan, where youth groups mainly from the opposition ransacked schools and several polling stations. The youth groups have been reported as being opposition members, who prevented people from voting in opposition strong holds.http://www.africanews.com/2016/10/30/violence-recorded-at-ivorian-referendum-voting-continues/ Violence recorded at Ivorian referendum, voting continues AfricaNews 2016-10-30 Africanews 2016-10-30 The interior minister Hamed Bakayoko declared that there was reported violence at over 100 polling stations in the city.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ivorycoast-referendum-idUSKBN12U09F Violence and low turnout in Ivory Coast's constitutional referendum 2016-10-30 Reuters 2016-10-31 Results 2480287 174714 23600 6313758 CEI By region RegionTurnout (%)For (%)Against (%)Agnéby-Tiassa44.3479.8820.12Bafing78.7699.120.88Bagoué64.8299.110.89Bélier37.5192.367.64Béré73.5899.240.76Bounkani52.9396.593.41Cavally27.6588.0012.00Folon86.4799.900.10Gbêkê35.8089.0310.97Gbôklé32.3993.546.46Gôh21.2694.125.88Gontougo51.2893.376.63Grands-Ponts17.9286.1913.81Guémon29.2393.096.91Hambol59.8398.661.34Haut-Sassandra30.8294.105.90Iffou38.6694.385.65Indénié-Djuablin31.2889.8910.11Kabadougou86.5199.860.14La Mé60.1878.9521.05Lôh-Djiboua25.1593.366.64Marahoué28.4892.687.32Moronou35.8989.4510.55Nawa33.7094.935.07N'Zi27.1888.7011.30Poro86.5899.570.43San-Pédro17.4989.4810.52Sud-Comoé30.8891.878.13Tchologo68.7999.270.73Tonkpi33.3090.549.46Worodougou88.9599.720.28Autonomous DistrictsAbidjan Autonomous District46.2593.896.11Yamoussoukro Autonomous District23.6986.2313.77Ivorian diasporaBelgium10.6382.4017.6Burkina Faso10.5982.4117.59France5.1894.365.64Canada4.6277.4622.54Gabon26.6896.083.92Guinea54.1093.176.83Italy13.1189.3710.63Mali12.5585.8914.11Morocco13.3984.8615.14Senegal8.7378.6421.36South Africa62.5496.093.91United Kingdom7.6495.274.73United States26.5997.472.53Total42.4293.426.58Source: CEI References External links Official website fr 2016 Turnout map https://web.archive.org/web/20170114034502/http://news.abidjan.net/p/403679.html 2017-01-14 Abidjan.net Constitutional referendum Ivorian constitutional referendum 2016 Category:Constitutional referendums Ivorian constitutional referendum