Although the referendum did not succeed, it heightened public awareness of the issue.

Given these hurdles, only 8 such referendums have succeeded out of 44 that have been held, and all were on noncontentious issues.

She is optimistic that a second referendum can succeed, and not only because it will be for less money than before.

The section provides that a referendum will succeed if:

The referendum succeeded with 85% of the vote in favour.

Will a second referendum succeed?

Venezuelan law says that any referendum held after Aug. 19 would succeed only in removing the president, not replacing him.

Before broadcasting films, the Fininvest networks warned viewers that they might not see movies if the referendum succeeded.

Eventually, the referendum succeeded, with over 70% of the votes cast supporting merger.

The referendum succeeded in all six states, attracting nearly 91 percent support across the country, the highest amount of support for any referendum before or since.