1985 Haitian constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Haiti on 22 July 1985.^[1] The amendments to the new constitution would restore multi-party politics, although only on the condition that all parties swore allegiance to President Jean-Claude Duvalier, as well as re-confirming Duvalier as President for Life and allowing him to single-handedly appoint the Prime Minister and his successor. The changes were reportedly approved by 99.98% of voters,^[2] although it was widely considered a sham and led to Duvalier being overthrown the following year.

Results[]

Choice	Votes	%
For	2,375,011	99.98
Against	448	0.02
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	2,375,459	100
Source: Direct Democracy

References[]

^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p381 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Around the World: Haiti Says 99.9% Backed President in Referendum New York Times, 28 July 1985

[1] Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p381 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Around the World: Haiti Says 99.9% Backed President in Referendum New York Times, 28 July 1985

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