User blog:Baranosdragon/some neonian referendums IG

1969 Neonian referendum
A referendum was held in the Imperial Kingdom of Neonia from October 23rd - 25th, 1969. Voters were asked if they would approve of the abolition of the monarchy and formation of the 1st Democratic Republic of Neon District (also called Neonia). Out of everybody who had voted, 98.31% of voters voted "yes", with 1.69% voting for the keeping of the monarchy. The day that the referendum ended, the first DR Neon District/Neonia was formed, and the royal family kicked out.

1975 Neonian monarchy referendum
A referendum was held in the Democratic Republic of Neon District from March 29th - April 1st, 1975. Following then-president Gertjan van Akimori's rigging of the 1974 Neonian general elections, protests and riots began around the country, protesting against him and demanding the reformation of the democratic monarchy. Out of everybody who had voted, 99.4% voted "yes", with 0.6% voting to keep the authoritarian government. Following the plebiscite, Gertjan was exiled to his home town of Aarschot, Belgium, and the royal family came to power again, and the 1974 constitution was reverted to the 1950 one, albeit with minor modifications.

1983 Neonian republic referendum
A referendum was held in the Second Imperial Kingdom of Neonia from March 9th - 10th, 1983. Voters were asked, like in the 1969 plebiscite, if they would approve of the abolition of the monarchy and for the military to rule. Out of everybody who voted, 98.1% of voters voted "yes". After the referendum ended, the Second Democratic Republic of Neon District was formed, with the monarchy abolished and the royal family exiled to Ardabil, Iran (although they moved back to ND in 1990), and Shizoku Shōsan became the president with his self-elected president Nexhmedin Hoxhiu (also a figure in the 1983 Neonian revolution) becoming prime minister.

1989 Neonian referendum
A referendum was held in the Second Democratic Republic of Neon District from December 3rd - December 30th, 1989. Voters were asked if they would approve of the dissolution of the military government and transition into a republic, the election of either TBA or TBA as president with prime minister candinates TBA, TBA and TBA aswell, and as an additional question, to possibly reinstate the 1950 - 1969 and 1975 - 1983 monarchy instead of transitioning into a republic (although it would be a Federal parliamentary constituational monarchy), or to none of the above. Out of everybody who voted, 64.8% of voters supported the transition into a republic, 39% of those "yes" voters supporting the reinstatement of the monarchy, and 35.2% of voters voted for the military government to be kept and for Shōsan staying as president for another 7 years. After the referendum ended, Shōsan officially resigned on December 31st, 1989 at 7:25pm, with the DRND being transitioned into the modern-day Republic of Neon District the next day in the morning of the New Years day 1990.

2022 Neonian constitutional referendum
A referendum was held in the Republic of Neon District on May 23rd, 2022. Voters were asked if they would approve of the reverting to the 2010 constitution, albeit with some minor changes, with however Kumamoto Tsunesaburo staying as president until the 2024 Neonian general elections. Out of everybody who voted, 93.9% voted to revert to the 2010 constitution for a democratic Neon District/Neonia, with 6.1% wanting to keep the authoritarian dominant-party government with the 2020 constitution. After the referendum ended, Neon District/Neonia reverted to a Unitary semi-presidential republic.