Djiboutian parliamentary election, 1997

Djiboutian parliamentary election, 1997
Djibouti
19 December 1997

All 65 seats to the National Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hassan Gouled Aptidon Abdillani Hamariteha
Party RPP MRD
Seats won 65 0
Seat change No change No change
Popular vote 72,073 17,607
Percentage 78.56% 19.19%
Swing Increase 3.97% Decrease 6.22%
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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

Party Votes % Seats +/-
People's Rally for Progress-Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy72,07378.56650
Democratic Renewal Party17,60719.1900
National Democratic Party2,0672.250New
Invalid/blank votes2,556---
Total94,303100650

References

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