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December 1999 Venezuelan constitutional referendum

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Results
Controversy
References

A constitutional referendum was held in Venezuela on 15 December 1999.^[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of the new constitution drawn up by the Constitutional Assembly elected earlier in the year. The question was:

{{blockquote|Do you endorse the new Constitution drafted by the National Constituent Assembly?}}

It was approved by 71.8% of voters, although turnout was only 44.4%.^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	3,301,475	71.8
Against	1,298,105	28.2
Invalid/blank votes	220,206	–
Total	4,819,786	100
Source: Nohlen

Controversy

Some in Venezuela believed that the new constitution centralized the national government greatly, granting it too much power while also making too many promises.^[3] Henrique Capriles Radonski, then Vice President of the Congress and President of the Chamber of Deputies, stated "This is a centralist, presidentialist constitution with no spread of power to the states and cities ... This is a corrupt constitution that will leave Venezuela backward and poor".^[3] Others scoffed at all of the red tape the constitution granted which would scare away foreign investment while also recognizing over-reliance on imported goods.^[3]

Weeks before the election, tens of thousands protested against the constitutional changes on 24 November 1999, stating that it granted the president, Hugo Chávez, too much power.^[3] Chávez responded to his opposition, stating "Those who side with the 'No' vote should get ready because the attack will be merciless ... I will put my boots on and unsheathe my sword".^[3]

References

1. ^Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}}
2. ^Nohlen, p567
3. ^¹²³⁴{{cite news|last1=Murdock|first1=Deroy|title=VIEW FROM THE U.S.: Power grab has some Venezuelans worried: A6|work=The Windsor Star|date=14 December 1999}}

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