2023 Central African constitutional referendum

2023 Central African constitutional referendum
30 July 2023
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 960,660 95.03%
No 50,235 4.97%
Valid votes 1,010,895 95.06%
Invalid or blank votes 52,580 4.94%
Total votes 1,063,475 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,858,230 57.23%

A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 30 July 2023, proposing, among other things, to abolish term limits for the president and increasing presidential terms from five years to seven years.

Concerns were expressed about the conduct of the referendum. The main opposition boycotted the referendum. The referendum was approved, enabling Faustin-Archange Touadéra to rule indefinitely.

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