1968 Spanish Guinean general election
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General elections were held in Spanish Guinea on 22 September 1968 to elect a President and National Assembly that would lead the country when it gained independence as Equatorial Guinea later that year. A second round of the presidential election was held on 29 September.
Francisco Macías Nguema of the Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea led the field in the first round, advancing to a runoff with Prime Minister Bonifacio Ondó Edu. With the endorsement of eliminated candidates Atanasio Ndongo and , Macías Nguema defeated Edu in the runoff. Edu's and Ndongo's won ten seats each in the National Assembly, while the Popular Idea won eight.[1] Voter turnout was 67 percent in the first round and 79 percent in the second round.
After Macias Nguema's victory, he appointed Ndongo as Equatorial Guinea's first Foreign Minister and Bossio as Vice-President, while he ordered Edu's execution shortly after independence. To date, it has been the only free election ever held in Equatorial Guinea. Over the next four years, Macias Nguema consolidated his power step by step; in 1970 he set up the United National Workers' Party as the only legally permitted party in the country and by 1972 he had declared himself President for Life with dictatorial powers. As a result, the 1968 elections would be the last contested elections held in the country until 1993.
Results[]
President[]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Francisco Macías Nguema | Popular Idea | 36,716 | 40.05 | 68,310 | 62.92 | |
| Bonifacio Ondó Edu | 31,941 | 34.84 | 40,254 | 37.08 | ||
| Atanasio Ndongo | 18,223 | 19.88 | ||||
| 4,795 | 5.23 | |||||
| Total | 91,675 | 100.00 | 108,564 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 91,675 | 98.62 | 108,564 | 99.51 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,281 | 1.38 | 537 | 0.49 | ||
| Total votes | 92,956 | 100.00 | 109,101 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 137,755 | 67.48 | 137,755 | 79.20 | ||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||||
National Assembly[]
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | ||
| 10 | ||
| Popular Idea | 8 | |
| 7 | ||
| Total | 35 | |
| Source: African Elections Database | ||
Elected members[]
References[]
- ^ Elections in Equatorial Guinea African Elections Database
- ^ Rafael de Mendizábal Allende (2018) Misión en África. La descolonización de Guinea Ecuatorial (1968-1969) p102
- ^ Africa; revista de acción española, Volume 25, p24
- 1968 elections in Africa
- 1968 in Equatorial Guinea
- Elections in Equatorial Guinea
- Presidential elections in Equatorial Guinea
- September 1968 events in Africa