A referendum on a new constitution and citizenship was held in
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
on 28 June 1992.
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p574 ] Voters were asked whether they approved of the
new constitution drawn up by the Constitutional Assembly and extending suffrage to people who had applied for
citizenship
Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection".
Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...
by 5 June.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p580] The new constitution was approved by 92% of voters, whilst the suffrage extension was rejected by 53%.
[ Voter turnout was 67%.][
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Results
New constitution
Suffrage extension
References
Referendums in Estonia
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
Referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
Constitutional referendums in Estonia
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