1991 Burkinabé constitutional referendum

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,504,653	92.83%
No	116,139	7.17%
Valid votes	1,620,792	97.62%
Invalid or blank votes	39,529	2.38%
Total votes	1,660,321	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	1,660,321	100%

Politics of Burkina Faso
Constitution (suspended) Human rights
Government Interim President Ibrahim Traoré Interim Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla
Parliament National Assembly President: Alassane Bala Sakandé
Administrative divisions 13 regions 45 provinces 351 departments
Elections Recent elections General: 2015 2020 Political parties
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A constitutional referendum was held in Burkina Faso on 9 June 1991. It followed the 1987 military coup, and would restore multi-party democracy. The new constitution retained the presidential system of government, created a bicameral parliament, and limited the President to two seven-year terms. It was approved by 92.83% of voters with a 48.8% turnout.^[1]

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