2010 Nigerien constitutional referendum

2010 Nigerien constitutional referendum

31 October 2010
Do you approve of the draft Constitution submitted to your sanction?
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 3,086,473 90.19% No 335,677 9.81% Valid votes 3,422,150 97.88% Invalid or blank votes 74,202 2.12% Total votes 3,496,352 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 6,720,335 52.03%

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A constitutional referendum was held in Niger on 31 October 2010, after the military coup earlier in the year had ousted elected President Mamadou Tandja.^[1] General elections followed on 31 January and 12 March 2011. Approved by 90% of voters, the constitution granted immunity to the coup leaders and stipulated that they had to hand over power by 6 April 2011.^[2] They did so as promised following the January–March 2011 general elections. The approval of the referendum also restored the semi-presidential system of government which had been abolished in the disputed referendum in 2009.