1962 French Évian Accords referendum
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A referendum to approve the Évian Accords ending the Algerian War and granting self-determination to Algeria was held in France on 8 April 1962.[1] It was approved by 90.8% of voters with a 75.3% turnout.[2]
On 1 July a second referendum was held in Algeria, with the question "Do you want Algeria to become an independent state cooperating with France under the conditions defined by the 19 March 1962 declarations?" put to voters. Only people living in Algeria could participate in this referendum.[3] This second referendum was approved by over 99.7% of voters.
Results
| Choice | Metropolitan France | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| For | 17,508,607 | 90.7 | 17,866,423 | 90.8 | |
| Against | 1,795,061 | 9.3 | 1,809,074 | 9.2 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,098,238 | – | 1,103,806 | – | |
| Total | 20,401,906 | 100 | 20,779,303 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p674 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p. 685
- ↑ Référendum d'autodétermination en Algérie, University of Perpignan Script error: No such module "In lang".
External links
- Statement of the official results Constitutional Council Script error: No such module "In lang".
