- Title: ZAMBIA: NATION VOTES IN CRUCIAL REFERENDUM
- Date: 1st January 1969
- Summary: 1. GV CROWDS OUTSIDE POLLING STATIONS 0.04 2. SV POSTERS ON WALL PAN TO PEOPLE LINE UP 0.09 3. CU POSTER 'YES NO' 0.12 4. LV PAN TO VOTERS LINED UP 0.16 5. CU SIGN 'KABWATA C' 0.19 6. GV PEOPLE LINE UP 0.22 7. SV SIGN: 'LUSAKA INFANTS SCHOOL' 0.27 8. LV PEOPLE LINE UP 0.32 9. SV POLLING STATION ENTRANCE 0.36 10. SV PAN CHECKING REGISTRATION CARDS AT DOORWAY 0.44 11. CU WOMAN HOLDING CARD IN HAND ZOOM BACK SHOWING CHILD ON BACK 0.51 12. LV & SV PEOPLE ENTERING POLLING STATION 1.00 13. LV PEOPLE QUEUEING OUTSIDE POLLING STATION 1.05 Initials MJS/VS/JH/OS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 16th January 1969 13:00
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- Location: ZAMBIA
- Country: Zambia
- Reuters ID: LVA1654JET54KMMSMWKV0MNDLI7G
- Story Text: FIRST RESULTS IN ZAMBIA'S CRUCIAL CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM, WHICH TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY, (17 JUNE) SUGGEST AN IMMINENT VICTORY FOR THE GOVERNMENT PARTY.
THE REFERENDUM WILL DECIDE THE POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT. IF IT GAINS A 'YES' TO THE REFERENDUM PROPOSALS FROM HALF THE 1,600,000 ELECTORATE, THEN PRESIDENT KENNETH KAUNDA'S UNITED NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE PARTY GOVERNMENT WILL BE ABLE TO CHANGE ANY SECTION OF THE ZAMBIAN CONSTITUTION BY A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. AT PRESENT ENTRENCHED CLAUSES CAN ONLY BE ALTERED BY A REFERENDUM.
THE GOVERNMENT PARTY CARRIED THROUGH A MASSIVE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO EXPLAIN THE REFERENDUM AND TO PERSUADE PEOPLE TO VOTE 'YES'. IT SEEMS TO HAVE SUCCEEDED. VOTING IN THE COPPER-BELT AND NORTHERN AND LUAPULA PROVINCES, ALWAYS PRO-UNIP, HAS BEEN HEAVY. THE OPPOSITION PARTY, THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, HAVE BEEN CAMPAIGNING FOR A 'NO', BUT THOUGH THEY HAVE GAINED A MAJORITY IN THEIR TRADITIONAL STRONGHOLD OF CHOMA, THEY HAVE LITTLE HOPE OF VICTORY.
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