Sudanese general election, 1996

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General elections were held in Sudan to elect a President and National Assembly between 2 and 17 March 1996. They were the first elections since 1986 due to a military coup in 1989, and the first simultaneous elections for the presidency and National Assembly. 125 members of the 400-seat National Assembly had been nominated before the election, leaving 275 seats to be elected (of which 51 were ultimately uncontested).^[1] There were no political parties at the time, and all candidates ran as independents.

In the presidential election, 40 candidates ran against incumbent Omar al-Bashir, who emerged victorious with 75.4% of the vote.^[2]

Voter turnout was reported to be 72%.^[3]

Results

Presidential election

Candidate	Votes	%
Omar al-Bashir	4,181,784	75.4
Abd al-Majid Sultan Kijab	133,032	2.4
38 other candidates	1,210,464	22.2
Total	5,525,082	100
Source: Nohlen et al., African Election Database

References

↑ Sudan: Elections in 1996 Inter-Parliamentary Union
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p858 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
↑ The December 2000 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections European Sudanese Public Affairs Council

Elections and referendums in Sudan
Presidential elections	1971 1977 1983 1996 2000 2010 2015
Parliamentary elections	1948 1953 1958 1965 1968 1974 1978 1980 1981–82 1986 1996 2000 2010 2015
Gubernatorial elections	2010
Referendums	1998 2016 (Darfur)

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