1997 Polish constitutional referendum (original) (raw)
A constitutional referendum was held in Poland on 25 May 1997. Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution. It was narrowly approved, with 53.5% voting in favour (22,58% of Voters with right to vote, voting for "yes"). Voter turnout was just 42.9%. Although the 1995 Referendum Act stated that a 50% turnout was required to validate the referendum, the Supreme Court ruled on 15 July that the constitution could be introduced.
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| dbo:abstract | A constitutional referendum was held in Poland on 25 May 1997. Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution. It was narrowly approved, with 53.5% voting in favour (22,58% of Voters with right to vote, voting for "yes"). Voter turnout was just 42.9%. Although the 1995 Referendum Act stated that a 50% turnout was required to validate the referendum, the Supreme Court ruled on 15 July that the constitution could be introduced. (en) Il referendum costituzionale in Polonia del 1997 si svolse il 25 maggio 1997 per chiedere agli elettori se approvassero la nuova costituzione. Pur essendosi registrato 53,5% di voti a favore (pari al 22,58% dei cittadini con diritto di voto), ll'affluenza alle urne fu solo del 42,9%. Sebbene la legge referendaria del 1995 stabilisse che per convalidare il referendum era necessaria un'affluenza del 50%, la Corte Suprema stabilì il 15 luglio che la nuova Costituzione poteva comunque entrare in vigore. (it) Referendum ogólnokrajowe w sprawie przyjęcia nowej Konstytucji RP, nazywane referendum konstytucyjnym, odbyło się 25 maja 1997. Pytanie referendalne brzmiało: Czy jesteś za przyjęciem Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej uchwalonej przez Zgromadzenie Narodowe w dniu 2 kwietnia 1997 r.? (pl) |
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| rdfs:comment | A constitutional referendum was held in Poland on 25 May 1997. Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution. It was narrowly approved, with 53.5% voting in favour (22,58% of Voters with right to vote, voting for "yes"). Voter turnout was just 42.9%. Although the 1995 Referendum Act stated that a 50% turnout was required to validate the referendum, the Supreme Court ruled on 15 July that the constitution could be introduced. (en) Il referendum costituzionale in Polonia del 1997 si svolse il 25 maggio 1997 per chiedere agli elettori se approvassero la nuova costituzione. Pur essendosi registrato 53,5% di voti a favore (pari al 22,58% dei cittadini con diritto di voto), ll'affluenza alle urne fu solo del 42,9%. Sebbene la legge referendaria del 1995 stabilisse che per convalidare il referendum era necessaria un'affluenza del 50%, la Corte Suprema stabilì il 15 luglio che la nuova Costituzione poteva comunque entrare in vigore. (it) Referendum ogólnokrajowe w sprawie przyjęcia nowej Konstytucji RP, nazywane referendum konstytucyjnym, odbyło się 25 maja 1997. Pytanie referendalne brzmiało: Czy jesteś za przyjęciem Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej uchwalonej przez Zgromadzenie Narodowe w dniu 2 kwietnia 1997 r.? (pl) |
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