1993 Djiboutian presidential election

1993 Djiboutian presidential election

7 May 1993 (1993-05-07)

Nominee Hassan Gouled Aptidon Mohamed Djama Elabé Aden Robleh Awaleh Party RPP PRD PND Popular vote 45,162 16,386 9,143 Percentage 60.75% 22.04% 12.30%

President before election Hassan Gouled Aptidon RPP Elected President Hassan Gouled Aptidon RPP

Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 7 May 1993. They followed the constitutional changes approved in a referendum the previous year, which re-introduced multi-party democracy, and were the first presidential elections to feature more than one candidate. Nevertheless, incumbent President Hassan Gouled Aptidon of the People's Rally for Progress won, taking 60.7% of the vote, based on a 51.25 turnout.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hassan Gouled Aptidon	People's Rally for Progress	45,162	60.75
	Mohamed Djama Elabé	Party for Democratic Renewal	16,386	22.04
	Aden Robleh Awaleh	National Democratic Party	9,143	12.30
	Mohamed Moussa Ali	Independent	2,185	2.94
	Ahmed Ibrahim Abdi	Independent	1,466	1.97
Total			74,342	100.00
Valid votes			74,342	97.70
Invalid/blank votes			1,750	2.30
Total votes			76,092	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			148,742	51.16
Source: Nohlen et al.