Belarusian referendum, 1996
- Belarusian referendum, 1996
November 24, 1996 Belarus Referendum required the population of Belarus to vote on four issues suggested by President Lukashenko and three suggested by the Supreme Council of Belarus.
6,181,463 citizens took part in the referendum, or 84.14% of the total electorate of 7,346,397.
President's questions
#To move the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Republic Day) to July 3, the day of the liberation of Belarus from Nazi occupants during the Great Patriotic War.
#: 88.18% voted for, 10.46% voted against.
#To adopt the 1994 Constitution of the Republic of Belarus with amendments and additions (new revision of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus ) suggested by President of the Republic of Belarus A.G. Lukashenko.
#:70.45% voted for, 9.39 voted against.
#Do you favor the free, without any limitations, selling and buying of land?
#:15.35% voted for, 82.88% voted against
#Do you approve the abolition of the death sentence in the Republic of Belarus?
#:17.93% voted for, 82.88 voted against.
Supreme Council's questions
#To adopt the 1994 Constitution of the Republic of Belarus with amendments and additions suggested by the Communist and Agrarian fractions of the Supreme Soviet.
#:7.93 voted for, 71.2% voted against
#Do you favor the suggestion that the leaders of the local organs of the executive power to be elected directly by the residents of the corresponding administrative-territorial unit?
#:28.14 voted for, 69.92 voted against
#Do you agree that financing of all branches of state power has to be carried out in an open and transparent way and only from the state budget?
#:32.18% voted for, 65.85% voted against.
External links
* [http://www.rec.gov.by/refer/refer1996.html Official 1996 Belarus Referendum data]
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