on the Results of the referendum on the Republic
of Kosova as a Sovereign and Independent State,
26 - 30 September, 1991.
Out
of the total number of the citizens of Kosova
eligible to vote (estimated to be 1,051,357
citizens), 914,802 voted in the Referendum,
i.e. 87.01 percent.
Out
of this number, 913,705 voters, that is 99.87
percent, voted "FOR." 164 citizens
voted "AGAINST" while 933 ballots
were declared "INVALID." 136,555 citizens
with the right to vote, i.e. 12.99 percent,
did not participate in the Referendum.
According
to the legal regulations of the Republic of
Kosova, a referendum is considered successful
if two thirds of the total number of citizens
with the right to vote participate in a referendum
and if more than half of them declare themselves
"for," therefore, the Central Board
of the Parliament of the Republic of Kosova
for the Conducting of the Referendum concludes
that the Referendum on the Republic of Kosova
as a sovereign and independent state, held on
September 26-30, 1991 was successful.
