2011 Djiboutian presidential election

2011 Djiboutian presidential election

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Nominee Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Mohamed Warsama Ragueh Party RPP Independent Alliance UMP Popular vote 89,942 21,605 Percentage 80.63% 19.37%

President before election Ismaïl Omar Guelleh RPP Elected President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh RPP

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Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 8 April 2011. Incumbent president Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected with 81% of the vote,^[1][2] defeating Mohamed Warsama Ragueh, an attorney and former judge who received 19% of the vote.

Djibouti's opposition coalitions boycotted the elections, saying they would not be free and fair,^[3] leaving only President Guelleh and Ragueh, who had served as President of Djibouti's Constitutional Council in 2005.^[4] Ragueh complained about irregularities in the voting.^[5]