Syrian presidential election, 1949

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A referendum on Husni al-Za'im's candidacy for President was held in Syria on 25 June 1949, alongside a constitutional referendum.^[1] Al-Zaim's candidacy was approved by 99.4% of voters.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	726,116	99.4
Against	4,615	0.6
Invalid/blank votes		-
Total	730,731	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (2001). Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I. Oxford University Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-19-924958-X.

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