1978 Syrian presidential election

1978 Syrian presidential election

8 February 1978 (1978-02-08)

Nominee Hafez al-Assad Party Ba'ath Party Alliance NPF Popular vote 3,975,729 Percentage 99.9%

President before election Hafez al-Assad Ba'ath Party Elected President Hafez al-Assad Ba'ath Party

Presidential elections were held in Syria on 8 February 1978. There was only one candidate, Hafez al-Assad, with voters asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 99.9% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 97%.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hafez al-Assad	Ba'ath Party	3,975,729	99.88
Against			4,798	0.12
Total			3,980,527	100.00
Valid votes			3,980,527	99.72
Invalid/blank votes			11,168	0.28
Total votes			3,991,695	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			4,115,149	97.00
Source: Nohlen et al.