Romanian military referendum, 1986

A referendum on the military was held in Romania on 23 November 1986.^[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of reducing the size of the army and cutting military spending by 5%.^[1] According to official results, the proposals were approved by 100% of voters, with not a single vote against and only 228 registered voters not voting.^[1]

Background

Following a proposal by President Nicolae Ceaușescu, on 23 October 1986 the National Assembly changed the constitution to allow for referendums, whilst the voting age was lowered to 14 years.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	17,650,974	100
Against	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	0	–
Total	17,650,974	100
Registered voters/turnout	17,651,202	99.99
Source: Direct Democracy

References

1 2 3 Rumänien, 23. November 1986 : Verkleinerung des Heeres, Senkung der Rüstungsausgaben um 5% Direct Democracy

Elections and referendums in Romania

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Other elections	Bessarabia: 1917 Moldavia: 1832 1837 1842 1847 1857 (Jul) 1857 (Sep) 1858 1860 Transylvania: 1918 Wallachia: 1831 1836 1841 1846 1857 1859 1860 1861

Referendums	1864 1866 1938 1941 (Mar) 1941 (Nov) 1986 1991 2003 2007 (May) 2007 (Nov) 2009 2012

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