1997 Djiboutian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 19 December 1997. The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy, which had boycotted the last election, ran joint candidates with the ruling People's Rally for Progress.[1] Together, they won all 65 seats in the National Assembly, with the PRP taking 54 and the FRUD 11. Voter turnout was 56.7%.[2]

1997 Djiboutian parliamentary election
19 December 1997
All 65 seats to the National Assembly
  First party
 
Leader Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Party RPP
Seats won 65
Seat change
Popular vote 72,073
Percentage 78.56%
Swing 3.97%
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Results
Party Votes % Seats +/-
People's Rally for Progress-Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy72,07378.56650
Democratic Renewal Party17,60719.1900
National Democratic Party2,0672.250New
Invalid/blank votes2,556---
Total94,303100650
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References
  1. Elections in Djibouti African Elections database
  2. Djibouti: Elections held in 1992 Inter-Parliamentary Union
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