1990 Comorian presidential election

1990 Comorian presidential election

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11 March 1990 (second round)
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Nominee Said Mohamed Djohar Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim
Party UCP UNDC
Popular vote 103,244 84,178
Percentage 55.09% 44.91%

President before election

Said Mohamed Djohar
RDR

Elected President

Said Mohamed Djohar
UCP

Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 4 March 1990, with a second round on 11 March. The elections had originally been scheduled for January, but were postponed, resulting in demonstrations. Elections were held on 18 February, but were abandoned due to fraud allegations.[1]

Although Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim of the opposition National Union for Democracy in the Comoros received the most votes in the first round, incumbent President Said Mohamed Djohar of the Comorian Union for Progress won with 55% of the vote in the second round.[2] They were the first multi-party elections in the Comoros since independence.

Voter turnout was 63.7% in the first round and 60.2% in the second.[3]

  1. ^ Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Psychology Press. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-183-4.
  2. ^ "Elections in the Comoros". African Elections Database. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p255 ISBN 0-19-829645-2