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2010 Easter Island moai referendum
1 March 2010
Do you agree with the temporary departure of the moai to France under the terms proposed by the Mare Nostrum Foundation?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
94
10.65%
No
789
89.35%
Valid votes
883
99.66%
Invalid or blank votes
3
0.34%
Total votes
886
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
1,475
60.07%
A non-binding referendum on loaning a moai to France was held in Easter Island on 1 March 2010.[1] Voters were asked whether they agreed with the Mare Nostrum Foundation displaying a moai in Paris,[1] which had first been proposed in 2008.[2] The loan was rejected by 89% of voters.[3] As a result, on 14 April 2010 the Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales decided that the moai would not be sent to France.[1]
