A four-part referendum was held in Russia on 25 April 1993.[1] Voters were asked questions on confidence in President Boris Yeltsin, support for the government's socio-economic policies and early elections for both the presidency and parliament.[1] The referendum was initiated by the Congress of People's Deputies, which stipulated that Yeltsin would need to obtain 50% of the electorate, rather than 50% of valid votes. However, the Constitutional Court ruled that the president required only a simple majority on two issues: confidence in him, and economic and social policy; though he would still need the support of more than half the electorate in order to call new parliamentary and presidential elections.

Three of the four questions – confidence in Yeltsin, support for the government's socio-economic policies and early elections for the Congress of People's Deputies – were approved by a majority of participating voters, while voters rejected the proposal of holding early presidential elections.[2] However, the proposal for early elections for the Congress of People's Deputies failed due to the quorum of 50% of all registered voters not being met.

Questions

The four questions were:[2]

  1. Do you have confidence in the President of the Russian Federation, Boris N. Yeltsin?
  2. Do you support the economic and social policy that has been conducted since 1992 by the President and Government of the Russian Federation?
  3. Should there be early elections for the President of the Russian Federation?
  4. Should there be early elections for the People's Deputies of the Russian Federation?

Results

Question For Against Invalid/
blank		 Total
votes		 Registered
voters		 Turnout Electorate
for (%)		 Result
Votes % Votes %
Confidence in Yeltsin40,405,81159.926,995,26840.11,468,86868,869,947107,310,37464.2–Approved
Support for the economic and social policy36,476,20254.330,640,78145.71,642,88368,759,86664.1–Approved
Early presidential elections32,418,97248.834,027,31051.22,316,24768,762,52964.130.21Rejected
Early elections for People's Deputies46,232,19769.120,712,60530.91,887,25868,832,06064.143.08Quorum not met
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1647
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