1997 Djiboutian parliamentary election

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1997 Djiboutian parliamentary election

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All 65 seats to the National Assembly
  First party
  Hassan Gouled Aptidon in 26 June 1977.jpg
Leader Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Party RPP
Seats won 65
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 72,073
Percentage 78.56%
Swing Increase 3.97%

Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 19 December 1997. The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy, which had boycotted the last election, ran joint candidates with the ruling People's Rally for Progress.[1] Together, they won all 65 seats in the National Assembly, with the PRP taking 54 and the FRUD 11. Voter turnout was 56.7%.[2]

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
RPPFRUD72,07378.56650
Party of Democratic Renewal17,60719.1900
National Democratic Party2,0672.250New
Total91,747100.00650
Valid votes91,74797.29
Invalid/blank votes2,5562.71
Total votes94,303100.00
Registered voters/turnout166,27656.71
Source: African Elections Database

References[]

  1. ^ Elections in Djibouti African Elections database
  2. ^ Djibouti: Elections held in 1992 Inter-Parliamentary Union
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