1990 Comorian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 4 March 1990, with a second round on 11 March. The elections had originally been scheduled for January, but were postponed, resulting in demonstrations. Elections were held on 18 February, but were abandoned due to fraud allegations.[ 1]
Although Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim of the opposition National Union for Democracy in the Comoros received the most votes in the first round, incumbent President Said Mohamed Djohar of the Comorian Union for Progress won with 55% of the vote in the second round.[ 2]
Voter turnout was 63.7% in the first round and 60.2% in the second.[ 3]
Results
Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim National Union for Democracy in the Comoros 47,329 25.49 84,178 44.91 Said Mohamed Djohar Comorian Union for Progress 44,845 24.15 103,244 55.09 Saïd Ali Kemal Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party 26,656 14.36 Abbas Djoussouf Movement for Democracy and Progress 26,379 14.21 Moustoifa Said Cheikh Democratic Front of the Comoros 17,739 9.55 Ali Mroudjaé Comorian Party for Democracy and Progress 8,867 4.78 Mohamed Hassanali Comorian Popular Front 8,867 4.78 Mohamed Ali Mbalia Socialist Party of the Comoros 4,989 2.69 Total 185,671 100.00 187,422 100.00 Valid votes 185,671 98.54 187,422 98.60 Invalid/blank votes 2,753 1.46 2,652 1.40 Total votes 188,424 100.00 190,074 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 310,925 60.60 315,391 60.27 Source: Nohlen et al.
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