1979 Algerian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 7 February 1979,[1] following the death of incumbent Houari Boumediene in December 1978. His replacement as National Liberation Front leader, Chadli Bendjedid, was elected unopposed with 99.4% of the vote, based on a 99% turnout.[2]
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Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Chadli Bendjedid | National Liberation Front | 7,736,697 | 99.4 |
Against | 48,938 | 0.6 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 23,803 | – | |
Total | 7,809,438 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 7,888,875 | 99.0 | |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
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References
- Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p47 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- Nohlen et al., p59
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