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Areferendum concerning the establishment of theFrench Empire was held in France in June 1804.[1] The result showed a virtually unanimous French electorate approving the change inNapoleon Bonaparte's status fromFirst Consul toEmperor of the French, although the votes are assumed to have been manipulated.[2][3][4]
The plebiscite, provided for by article 142 of theSénatus-consulte, relates to the question of the imperial succession as defined in theConstitution of 1804, which established the First Empire. The vote was public, permitting neither blank votes nor invalid ones.
The counting of the votes ended in 2 August and the results were announced in 6 November.[1] Acoronation ceremony was held a month later, on 2 December.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Yes | 3,521,675 | 99.93 |
| No | 2,579 | 0.07 |
| Total votes | 3,524,254 | 100.00 |
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| No : 2,579(0.07%) | Yes : 3,521,675(99.93%) | ||
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