1969 French constitutional referendum

1969 French constitutional referendum

27 April 1969 (1969-04-27)
Do you approve of the bill submitted to the French people by the President of the Republic and relating to the creation of regions and the reform of the Senate?
Outcome	The constitutional amendments are rejected. President Charles de Gaulle resigns.
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 10,901,753 47.59% No 12,007,102 52.41% Valid votes 22,908,855 97.27% Invalid or blank votes 643,756 2.73% Total votes 23,552,611 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 29,392,390 80.13%

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A constitutional referendum was held in France on 27 April 1969.^[1] The reforms would have led to government decentralization and changes to the Senate. It was rejected by 52.4% of voters, and failure of the amendments led to President Charles de Gaulle's resignation.