Plzeň shopping center referendum, 2013

Plzeň shopping center referendum, 2013
Should the city of Pilsen immediately take all steps within its independent jurisdiction, to prevent the construction of commercial facilities on the site of the House Culture Inwest?.
Location Plzeň, Czech Republic
Date 12 January 2013
Results
Votes %
yes 35,543 65.47%
no 18,744 34.53%
Valid votes 54,287 98.37%
Invalid or blank votes 900 1.63%
Total votes 55,187 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 132,929 41.52%

Plzeň shopping center referendum was held on 12 January 2013. Plzeň citizens refused shopping center Corso to be build near historical center of the city.[1]

Campaign

Opponents of the shopping center called their campaign "Yes for Pilsen." It was started on 19 December 2012. Opponents argumented that the council focuses only on economical aspect of the center and that the center wouldn't fit in the historical part of the city. The company Amadeus Real that invested in the center started their own campaign for the shopping center. The company argumented by new jobs for citizens.[2] The city council started its own informational campaign on 5 December. It was focused on negative impacts to the city if the shopping center is refused.[3]

Supporters of the center included Milan Chovanec while opponents were supported by Jiří Pospíšil.[4]

Results

Choice Votes %
Yes35,54365.5
No18,74434.5
Invalid/blank votes900
Total55,187100
Registered voters/turnout132,92941.52
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