1991 Syrian presidential election

1991 Syrian presidential election

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

Results by governorate Assad:      90–100%       Election not held

President before election Hafez al-Assad Ba'ath Party Elected President Hafez al-Assad Ba'ath Party

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 candidacy. A reported 99.99% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 99.1%. ^[2]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hafez al-Assad	Ba'ath Party	6,726,843	99.99
Against			396	0.01
Total			6,727,239	100.00
Valid votes			6,727,239	99.99
Invalid/blank votes			753	0.01
Total votes			6,727,992	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,786,193	99.14
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