Bulgarian constitutional referendum, 1971
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A constitutional referendum was held in Bulgaria
on 16 May 1971. Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution (known as the Zhivkov Constitution
), whose first article noted the "leading role" of the Communist Party
. The result was reportedly 99.7% in favour, with a voter turnout of 99.7%.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
on 16 May 1971. Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution (known as the Zhivkov Constitution
Zhivkov Constitution
The Zhikov Constitution was the Constitution of Bulgaria in effect from May 18, 1971 to 1991.In 1968 the Prague Spring outbreak of heretical socialism in Czechoslovakia caused the Bulgarian Communist Party to tighten control over all social organizations, calling for democratic centrism and...
), whose first article noted the "leading role" of the Communist Party
Bulgarian Communist Party
The Bulgarian Communist Party was the communist and Marxist-Leninist ruling party of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until 1990 when the country ceased to be a communist state...
. The result was reportedly 99.7% in favour, with a voter turnout of 99.7%.
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 6,135,218 | 99.7 |
| Against | 15,477 | 0.3 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,533 | – |
| Total | 6,156,228 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||