French constitutional referendum, 2000
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On 24 September 2000, a referendum on the reduction of the mandate of the President of the French Republic was held to detemine whether the mandate of the President should be reduced from seven years to five years in line with terms in office in other European countries.
The turnout of the referendum was extremely low, with an abstention rate of nearly 70%. Of those who voted, 73% were in favour of the reduction.
[edit] External links
- French poll sounds alarm to political elite The Guardian, 26 September 2000fr:Référendum sur la réduction du mandat présidentiel
