1994 Republika Srpska Contact Group partition plan referendum

Referendum

28 August 1994

Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 32,429 3.35%
No 936,934 96.65%
Valid votes 969,363 99.45%
Invalid or blank votes 5,349 0.55%
Total votes 974,712 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 1,068,469 91.23%
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A referendum on the Contact Group plan was held in Republika Srpska on 28 August 1994, after the National Assembly had rejected the plan on 8 August.[1][2] The plan would give 49% of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbs, around a third less than they held at the time.[3] It was rejected by 97% of voters.[1] Following the referendum, Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadžić said "We will ask for another map... We expect a new conference, new peace efforts."[3] However, the Contact Group (the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Germany) claimed the referendum was a sham.[3]

Results

Choice Votes %
For 32,429 3.35
Against 936,934 96.65
Invalid/blank votes 5,349
Total 974,712 100
Registered voters/turnout 1,068,469 91.23
Source: Direct Democracy

References

  1. ^ a b Republika Srpska (Bosnien-Herzegowina), 28. August 1994 : Teilungsplan der internationalen Kontaktgruppe Direct Democracy
  2. ^ Chronology for Serbs in Bosnia UNHCR
  3. ^ a b c Bosnian Serbs, in Referendum, Reject Peace Plan New York Times, 30 August 1994
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