1996 Comorian presidential election

1996 Comorian presidential election

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Nominee Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim Abbas Djoussouf Party UNDC MDP Percentage 64.3% 35.7%

President before election Said Mohamed Djohar RDR Elected President Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim UNDC

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Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 6 March 1996, with a second round on 16 March. The result was a victory for Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, who had come second in the 1990 elections (despite winning the most votes in the first round),^[1] and who had briefly served as acting President in October 1995 in the aftermath of another coup attempt led by Bob Denard.