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[–] resketreke@kbin.social -5 points 10 months ago (8 children)

The government didn't claim the vote invalid, the vote was illegal from the beginning. And even then, they barely got past 40% positive votes, what would you do with the other almost 60% of the population? And that's assuming everyone took it seriously and voted.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (4 children)

That's some very slippery phrasing. 40% turnout does not mean 40% of the vote.

[–] resketreke@kbin.social -3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Maybe I didn't phrase it correctly, let me try again. Of all the people who voted, only a bit above 40% voted yes.

[–] weirdEd@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago

No thats also wrong. 40% of People eligible to vote voted yes, which is 90% of People who voted

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