The question asked was "Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country Bill?" (
Spanish: ¿Aprueba el proyecto de Estatuto de Autonomía para el País Vasco?).[4] The referendum resulted in 94.6% of valid votes in support of the bill on a turnout of 58.9%.[5][6] Once approved, the bill was submitted to the consideration of the Cortes Generales, which accepted it on 29 November (in the
Congress of Deputies) and 12 December (in the
Spanish Senate), receiving
royal assent on 18 December and published in the
Official State Gazette on 22 December 1979.[7][8]
The question asked was "Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country Bill?" (
Spanish: ¿Aprueba el proyecto de Estatuto de Autonomía para el País Vasco?).[4] The referendum resulted in 94.6% of valid votes in support of the bill on a turnout of 58.9%.[5][6] Once approved, the bill was submitted to the consideration of the Cortes Generales, which accepted it on 29 November (in the
Congress of Deputies) and 12 December (in the
Spanish Senate), receiving
royal assent on 18 December and published in the
Official State Gazette on 22 December 1979.[7][8]