Syrian election 1978
1978 Syrian presidential election
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← 1971 | 8 February 1978 (1978-02-08) | 1985 → |
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| | | Nominee | Hafez al-Assad | | | Party | Ba'ath Party | | Alliance | NPF | | Popular vote | 3,975,729 | | Percentage | 99.9% | | |
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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 candidacy. A reported 99.9% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 97%.[2]
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Hafez al-Assad | Ba'ath Party | 3,975,729 | 99.88 |
Against | 4,798 | 0.12 |
Total | 3,980,527 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 3,980,527 | 99.72 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 11,168 | 0.28 |
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Total votes | 3,991,695 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 4,115,149 | 97.00 |
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Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlen et al., p227