1958 Syrian United Arab Republic referendum

1958 Syrian United Arab Republic referendum

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Nominee Gamal Abdel Nasser
Party Independent
Popular vote 1,312,808
Percentage 99.99%

President before election

Shukri al-Quwatli
Independent

Elected President

Gamal Abdel Nasser
Independent

A referendum on the formation of the United Arab Republic and appointing Gamal Abdel Nasser as its president was held in Syria on 21 February 1958,[1] alongside a simultaneous referendum in Egypt. The formation of the UAR was approved of voters, with only 139 voting against,[2] whilst Nasser was approved as president by a similar margin.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p224