1979 Algerian presidential election
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| Registered | 7,888,438 | |||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 98.99% | |||||||||||||||
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Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 7 February 1979,[1] following the death of incumbent Houari Boumediene in December 1978. His replacement as National Liberation Front leader, Chadli Bendjedid, was elected unopposed with 99.4% of the vote, based on a 99% turnout.[2]
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Chadli Bendjedid | National Liberation Front | 7,736,697 | 99.37 | |
| Against | 48,938 | 0.63 | ||
| Total | 7,785,635 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 7,785,635 | 99.70 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 23,803 | 0.30 | ||
| Total votes | 7,809,438 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,888,875 | 98.99 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p47 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Nohlen et al., p59
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