In a referendum on 6 July 2003, a narrow majority of Corsican voters opposed a proposal by the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin and then-Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy that would have suppressed the two départements of the island and granted greater autonomy to the territorial collectivity of Corsica.
Ved en folkeafstemning den 6. juli 2003 var et flertal af korsikanerne imod et projekt fra Jean-Pierre Raffarins regering, fremlagt af indenrigsminister Nicolas Sarkozy, som ville have ændret Korsikas politiske institutioner og givet øens befolkning større selvstyre.