1971 Bulgarian constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Bulgaria on 16 May 1971.[1] 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%.[2]

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Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	6,135,218	99.7
Against	15,477	0.3
Invalid/blank votes	5,533	–
Total	6,156,228	100
Registered voters/turnout	6,174,635	99.7
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
Nohlen & Stöver, p375

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