2000 French constitutional referendum

2000 French constitutional referendum

24 September 2000 (2000-09-24)
Reduce the term of the President from seven years to five years.
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 7,407,697 73.21% No 2,710,651 26.79% Valid votes 10,118,348 83.91% Invalid or blank votes 1,940,340 16.09% Total votes 12,058,688 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 39,941,192 30.19%
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A constitutional referendum was held in France on 24 September 2000.^[1] The proposal to reduce the mandate of the President from seven years to five years was approved by 73.2% of those who voted, but turnout was just 30.2%.^[2]