Syrian presidential election, 1991

Syrian Presidential Election, 1991

December 2, 1991 (1991-12-02)



Nominee	Hafez al-Assad
Party	Ba'ath Party
Popular vote	6,726,843
Percentage	99.99%

President before election

Hafez al-Assad
Ba'ath Party

Elected President

Hafez al-Assad
Ba'ath Party

Syria

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Presidential elections were held in Syria on 2 December 1991.^[1] There was only one candidate, Hafez al-Assad, with voters asked to approve or reject his candicacy. A reported 99.99% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 99.1%.^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Hafez al-Assad	6,726,843	99.99
Against	396	0.01
Invalid/blank votes	753	–
Total	6,727,843	100
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

Elections and referendums in Syria

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