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1971 Bulgarian constitutional referendum
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People's Republic of Bulgaria 16 May 1971 6135218 15477 5533
A constitutional referendum was held in Bulgaria on 16 May 1971.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 978-3-8329-5609-7 Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution (known as the Zhivkov Constitution). The new constitution defined Bulgaria as a "socialist state of the working people from the cities and the villages", led by the Bulgarian Communist Party in cooperation with the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union. The result was reportedly 99.7% in favour, with a voter turnout of 99.7%.Nohlen & Stöver, p375
Results
ChoiceVotes%For6,135,21899.7Against15,4770.3Invalid/blank votes5,533–Total6,156,228100Registered voters/turnout6,174,63599.7Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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