Equatorial Guinean general election, 1968
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General elections were held to elect a President and National Assembly in Equatorial Guinea on 22 September 1968, with a second round for the presidential election held on 2 October.
Francisco Macías Nguema of the Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea won the presidential election, defeating Prime Minister Bonifacio Ondó Edu. in the second round after eliminated candidates Atanasio Ndongo and Bossio called for a vote for Nguema; Ndongo became Equatorial Guinea's first Foreign Minister and Edmundo Bossio became its first Vice-President. Edu was executed on Ngeuma's orders shortly after independence.
The National Unity Movement of Equatorial Guinea and the National Liberation Movement of Equatorial Guinea, whose candidates came second and third in the presidential election, won ten seats each in the National Assembly.[1]
To date, it has been the only honest election ever held in Equatorial Guinea.
Results
Presidential election
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Francisco Macías Nguema | Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea | 36,176 | 39.57 | 68,310 | 62.35 |
Bonifacio Ondó Edu | National Unity Movement of Equatorial Guinea | 31,941 | 34.94 | 41,254 | 37.65 |
Atanasio Ndongo | National Liberation Movement of Equatorial Guinea | 18,300 | 20.02 | ||
Edmundo Bossio | Bubu Union | 5,000 | 5.47 | ||
Total | 91,417 | 100 | 109,564 | 100 | |
Source: African Elections Database |
National Assembly
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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National Liberation Movement of Equatorial Guinea | 10 | ||
National Unity Movement of Equatorial Guinea | 10 | ||
Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea | 8 | ||
Bubu Union | 7 | ||
Total | 35 | ||
Source: African Elections Database |
References
- ↑ Elections in Equatorial Guinea African Elections Database
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