A constitutional referendum was held in
East Germany on 6 April 1968.
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 The
new constitution was approved by 96.4% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.1%,
[Nohlen & Stöver, p770] and came into force on 9 April.
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Background
On 1 December 1967 the Volkskammer established a commission to draw up a new constitution. This was by the Volkskammer with no dissenting votes on 26 March 1968, alongside a law on conducting a referendum to approve the constitution.[German Democratic Republic, 6 April 1968: Constitution]
Direct Democracy
Results
References
1968 referendums
1968 in East Germany
Referendums in East Germany
Constitutional referendums
April 1968 events in Europe
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