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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 | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hafez al-Assad | Ba'ath Party | 3,975,729 | 99.88 | |
Against | 4,798 | 0.12 | ||
Total | 3,980,527 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 3,980,527 | 99.72 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 11,168 | 0.28 | ||
Total votes | 3,991,695 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,115,149 | 97.00 | ||
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
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