A constitutional referendum was held in

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on 10 November 1996 alongside the second round of the

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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'', p1201 Voters were asked whether they approved of an amendment to Article 47 of the

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to add a paragraph allowing EU citizens to buy agricultural land.Albi, A (2005) ''EU enlargement and the constitutions of Central and Eastern Europe'', p99 Although it was approved by 52% of those voting, voter turnout was only 39.7% and the referendum failed to pass the threshold of 50% of registered voters in favour.Nohlen & Stöver, p1211

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