Syrian presidential election, 1978

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Syrian Presidential Election, 1978

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  Hafez al-Assad.jpg
Nominee Hafez al-Assad
Party Ba'ath Party
Popular vote 3,975,729
Percentage 99.9%

President before election

Hafez al-Assad
Ba'ath Party

Elected President

Hafez al-Assad
Ba'ath Party

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Presidential elections were held in Syria on 8 February 1978.[1] There was only one candidate, Hafez al-Assad, with voters asked to approve or reject his candicacy. A reported 99.9% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 97%.[2]

Results

Choice Votes %
Hafez al-Assad 3,975,729 99.9
Against 4,798 0.1
Invalid/blank votes 11,168
Total 3,991,695 100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  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., p227