1978 Comorian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 22 October 1978 following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum earlier in the month. The only candidate was Ahmed Abdallah, who had been President at the time of independence, before being ousted in a coup on 2 August 1975, then reinstated following another on 13 May 1978, since which he had held the post of "Co-Chairman of the Politico-Military Directorate of the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros" alongside Mohamed Ahmed. He was elected unopposed.[1]

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Results
Candidate Votes %
Ahmed Abdallah195,186100
Invalid/blank votes104–
Total195,290100
Registered voters/turnout197,60098.8
Source: African Elections Database
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References
  1. Elections in the Comoros African Elections Database
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