1978 Syrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Syria on 8 February 1978.[1] 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%.[2]

1978 Syrian presidential election

8 February 1978 (1978-02-08)
 
Nominee Hafez al-Assad
Party Ba'ath Party
Alliance National Progressive Front
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

Results

Choice Votes %
Hafez al-Assad3,975,72999.9
Against4,7980.1
Invalid/blank votes11,168
Total3,991,695100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen et al., p227
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