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]

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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] They were the first multi-party elections in the Comoros since independence.

Voter turnout was 63.7% in the first round and 60.2% in the second.[3]

Results
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Mohamed Taki AbdoulkarimNational Union for Democracy in the Comoros47,32925.4984,17844.91
Said Mohamed DjoharComorian Union for Progress44,84524.15103,24455.09
Saïd Ali KemalIslands' Fraternity and Unity Party26,65614.36
Abbas DjoussoufMovement for Democracy and Progress26,37914.21
Moustoifa Said CheikhDemocratic Front of the Comoros17,7399.55
Ali MroudjaéComorian Party for Democracy and Progress8,8674.78
Mohamed HassanaliComorian Popular Front8,8674.78
Mohamed Ali MbaliaSocialist Party of the Comoros4,9892.69
Total185,671100.00187,422100.00
Valid votes185,67198.54187,42298.60
Invalid/blank votes2,7531.462,6521.40
Total votes188,424100.00190,074100.00
Registered voters/turnout310,92560.60315,39160.27
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Psychology Press. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-183-4.
  2. "Elections in the Comoros". African Elections Database. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  3. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p255 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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