1996 Comorian presidential election
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Member State of the Arab League |
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Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 6 March 1996, with a second round on 16 March. The result was a victory for Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, who had come second in the 1990 elections (despite winning the most votes in the first round),[1] and who had briefly served as acting President in October 1995 in the aftermath of another coup attempt led by Bob Denard.
Results
[edit]Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim | National Union for Democracy in the Comoros | 21.3 | 64.3 | |||
Abbas Djoussouf | Movement for Democracy and Progress | 15.7 | 35.7 | |||
Omar Tamou | Comorian Union for Progress | 13.3 | ||||
Saïd Ali Kemal | Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party | 8.7 | ||||
Halifa Houmadi | 2.3 | |||||
Mtara Maécha | Comorian Union for Progress | 38.7 | ||||
Mouzawar Abdallah | Realising Freedom's Capability | |||||
Mahamed Adamo | Rally for Democracy and Renewal | |||||
Said Hassane Said Hachim | Rally for Change and Democracy | |||||
Six other candidates | ||||||
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Source: Nohlen |
References
[edit]- ^ Elections in the Comoros African Elections Database