1996 Comorian presidential election
6 March 1996 (first round)
16 March 1996 (second round)
 
Nominee Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim Abbas Djoussouf
Party UNDC MDP
Percentage 64.3% 35.7%
President before election

Said Mohamed Djohar
RDR

 Elected President

Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim
UNDC

Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 6 March 1996, with a second round on 16 March. The result was a victory for Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, who had come second in the 1990 elections (despite winning the most votes in the first round),[1] and who had briefly served as acting President in October 1995 in the aftermath of another coup attempt led by Bob Denard.

Results

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Mohamed Taki AbdoulkarimNational Union for Democracy in the Comoros21.364.3
Abbas DjoussoufMovement for Democracy and Progress15.735.7
Omar TamouComorian Union for Progress13.3
Saïd Ali KemalIslands' Fraternity and Unity Party8.7
Halifa Houmadi2.3
Mtara MaéchaComorian Union for Progress38.7
Mouzawar AbdallahRealising Freedom's Capability
Mahamed AdamoRally for Democracy and Renewal
Said Hassane Said HachimRally for Change and Democracy
Six other candidates
Total
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Elections in the Comoros African Elections Database
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