Texas 1963 Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum 8 December 1963 (1963-12-08) Results Choice Votes % Yes 419,893 86.09% No 67,825 13.91% Valid votes 487,718 98.67% Invalid or blank votes 6,561 1.33% Total votes 494,279 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 539,219 91.67% Source: African Elections Database Politics of the Republic of the Congo Constitution Human rights Government President Denis Sassou Nguesso Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso Cabinet Current government Parliament Senate President: Pierre Ngolo National Assembly President: Isidore Mvouba Administrative divisions Departments Districts Communes Elections Recent elections Presidential: 20162021 Parliamentary: 20172022 Political parties Electoral Law Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Jean-Claude Gakosso Diplomatic missions of / in Republic of the Congo Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Republic of the Congo portal Other countries A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of the Congo on 8 December 1963. The new constitution created a one-party state and set the presidential term limit at two terms. It was approved by 86% of voters, with a 91.7% turnout.[1] Results Choice Votes % For 419,893 86.1 Against 67,825 13.9 Invalid/blank votes 6,561 – Total 494,279 100 Registered voters/turnout 539,219 91.7 Source: African Elections Database References ^ Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database Elections and referendums in the Republic of the CongoPresidential elections 1961 1992 2002 2009 2016 2021 Parliamentary elections 1946–47 1952 1957 1959 1963 1973 1979 1984 1989 1992 1993 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 Local elections 1956 1992 2002 2008 2014 2017 2022 French elections 1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1951 1956 Referendums 1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1963 1973 1979 1992 2002 2015