Texas 1979 Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum 8 July 1979 (1979-07-08) Results Choice Votes % Yes 707,421 96.95% No 22,284 3.05% Valid votes 729,705 97.82% Invalid or blank votes 16,277 2.18% Total votes 745,982 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 826,193 90.29% Sources: Nohlen et al., 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 People's Republic of the Congo on 8 July 1979. The new constitution was approved by 96.93% of voters,[1] with a 90.3% turnout.[2] Results Choice Votes % For 707,421 96.9 Against 22,284 3.1 Invalid/blank votes 16,277 - Total 746,082 100 Source: Nohlen et al. References ^ Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p269 ISBN 0-19-829645-2 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