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| country = Maldives |
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| date = {{start date|2007|08|18|df=y}} |
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| yes = 95,619 |
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| no = 58,504 |
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| invalid = 1,767 |
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| electorate=199,841 |
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A constitutional referendum was held in the [[Maldives]] on 18 August 2007 to decide on whether the country should have a [[presidential system]] or a [[parliamentary system]]. [[President of the Maldives]] [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]] supported a presidential system while the opposition [[Maldivian Democratic Party]] favored a parliamentary system.<ref name="Nessman">{{Cite news |last=Nessman |first=Ravi |date=19 August 2007 |title=Maldives Backs President in Referendum |url=http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/19/905722-maldives-backs-president-in-referendum |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823130053/http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/19/905722-maldives-backs-president-in-referendum |archive-date=23 August 2007 |work=[[Newsvine]]}}</ref> |
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Official results showed the presidential system winning over 60% support. Gayoom called the result a "massive endorsement" and confirmed that he would be a candidate in the [[Maldivian presidential election |
Official results showed the presidential system winning over 60% support. Gayoom called the result a "massive endorsement" and confirmed that he would be a candidate in the [[2008 Maldivian presidential election|2008 presidential election]]. The opposition alleged that the referendum was [[Electoral fraud|rigged]].<ref name=Nessman/> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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{{Referendum results |
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{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right |
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|option1=Presidential system|o1votes=95619 |
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|option2=Parliamentary system|o2votes=58504 |
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|invalid=1767 |
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|electorate=199841 |
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|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||1,767||– |
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|align=left|'''Total'''||'''155,890'''||'''100''' |
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|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||199,841||78.01 |
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[[Category:2007 in the Maldives|Constitutional referendum]] |
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A constitutional referendum was held in the Maldives on 18 August 2007 to decide on whether the country should have a presidential system or a parliamentary system. President of the Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom supported a presidential system while the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party favored a parliamentary system.[1]
Official results showed the presidential system winning over 60% support. Gayoom called the result a "massive endorsement" and confirmed that he would be a candidate in the 2008 presidential election. The opposition alleged that the referendum was rigged.[1]
Results[edit]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| Presidential system | 95,619 | 62.04 | |
| Parliamentary system | 58,504 | 37.96 | |
| Total | 154,123 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 154,123 | 98.87 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,767 | 1.13 | |
| Total votes | 155,890 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 199,841 | 78.01 | |
| Source: Haveeru Daily | |||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nessman, Ravi (19 August 2007). "Maldives Backs President in Referendum". Newsvine. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007.
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