Politics of Djibouti - Political Parties and Elections

Political Parties and Elections

For other political parties see List of political parties in Djibouti. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Djibouti.
e • d Summary of the 8 April 2005 Djibouti presidential election results
Candidates - Nominating parties Votes %
Ismail Omar Guelleh - People's Rally for Progress 144,433 100.00
Total valid votes (turnout 71.7%) 144,433 100.00
Invalid votes 4,692
Total votes 149,125
Registered voters 208,098
Source: African Elections Database
e • d Summary of the 10 January 2003 National Assembly of Djibouti election results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
Union for the Presidential Majority (Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle)
  • People's Rally for Progress (Rassemblement populaire pour le Progrès)
  • Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (Front pour la Restauration de l'Unité et de la Démocratie)
  • National Democratic Party (Parti National Démocratique)
  • Social Democratic People's Party (Parti Populaire Social Démocrate)
 53,293 62.7 65
Union for a Democratic Change (Union pour l’Alternance Démocratique)
  • Republican Alliance for Democracy (Alliance Républicaine pour la Démocratie)
  • Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development (Mouvement pour le Renouveau Démocratique et le Développement)
  • Djibouti Party for Development (Parti Djiboutien pour le Développement)
  • Djibouti Union for Democracy and Justice (Union Djiboutienne pour la Démocratie et la Justice)
 31,660 37.3 0
Total (turnout 48.4 %) 84,953 100% 65
Sources: Adam Carr/Djibouti Information Agency website, ElectionGuide

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