1967 Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 4 and 16 June 1967. The new constitution created a unitary state with a presidential system, whereby the president would be selected by a unicameral National Assembly and then approved by a referendum. It also abolished presidential term limits, limited the number of political parties to two, and gave women the vote.DRC: Elections under the Second Republic EISA

The proposed constitution was approved by 97.8% of voters.Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p291

Results ChoiceVotes%For8,220,00097.8Against184,9072.2Invalid/blank votes -Total8,404,907100Source: Nohlen et al.

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