A constitutional referendum was held in Panama on 30 August 1998.Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p518 Voters were asked whether they approved of amending the 1972 constitution to allow the President and Vice President to be re-elected for a second term and dismissal of MPs by their own parties. Only 34.3% voted in favour of the reforms,Nohlen, p525 with a turnout of 65.4%.
Results ChoiceVotes%For385,88534.33Against716,40163.73Invalid/blank votes21,8271.94Total1,124,112100Registered voters/turnout1,718,60365.4Source: Nohlen
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