1993 Equatorial Guinean legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 21 November 1993. They were the first multi-party elections in the country since the pre-independence elections of 1968. Although seven parties were allowed to run in the election, the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) maintained its grip on power, winning 68 of the 80 seats in the enlarged Chamber of People's Representatives.[1] According to official figures, voter turnout was 67.%.[2] The Joint Opposition Platform, an alliance of eight opposition parties, called for a boycott and claimed voter turnout was as low as 20%.[1]

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The alliance's leaders were prevented from travelling to the mainland to campaign for the boycott and some were banned from leaving the country. Following the election, the Spanish Foreign Minister Javier Solana claimed the elections were not free and fair, an opinion shared by other observers.[1]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea54,58969.7968+8
Social Democratic and Popular Convergence8,04210.286New
Social Democratic Union5,7607.365New
Liberal Party4,9746.361New
Liberal Democratic Convention1,9632.510New
Socialist Party of Equatorial Guinea1,1061.410New
Social Democratic Party9091.160New
National Democratic Union of Equatorial Guinea8801.120New
Total78,223100.0080+20
Valid votes78,22399.35
Invalid/blank votes5120.65
Total votes78,735100.00
Registered voters/turnout116,66667.49
Source: Nohlen et al.

There was a difference of one vote between the party totals and the official number of valid votes (78,224).[3]

References
  1. Equatorial Guinea: Elections held in 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p. 360 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  3. Elections in Equatorial Guinea African Elections Database
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