1988 Algerian presidential election

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1988 Algerian presidential election
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  1984 22 December 1988 1995  
Registered13,060,720
Turnout89.08%
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Candidate Chadli Bendjedid
Party FLN
Popular vote10,603,067
Percentage93.26%

Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 22 December 1988. Incumbent President Chadli Bendjedid, leader of the National Liberation Front (the country's sole legal political party), was re-elected unopposed with 93% of the vote, based on an 89% turnout. [1]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Chadli Bendjedid National Liberation Front 10,603,06793.26
Against766,2376.74
Total11,369,304100.00
Valid votes11,369,30497.72
Invalid/blank votes264,8352.28
Total votes11,634,139100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,060,72089.08
Source: Algeria Official Journal

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p59 ISBN   0-19-829645-2