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1996 Sudanese general election

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Field	Value
country	Sudan
previous_election	1986 Sudanese parliamentary election
previous_year	1986
next_election	2000 Sudanese general election
next_year	2000
election_date	2–17 March 1996
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
image1	Omar al-Bashir 1990 (cropped).jpg
candidate1	Omar al-Bashir
party1	Independent
popular_vote1	4,181,784
percentage1	75.68%
image2	Sultan Kigab 1996 cropped.jpg
candidate2	Abd al-Majid Sultan Kijab
party2	Independent
popular_vote2	133,032
percentage2	2.41%
title	President
before_election	Omar al-Bashir
before_party	Military
after_election	Omar al-Bashir
after_party	Independent

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). 900 candidates ran for the 275 seats. 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 76% of the vote. Opposition groups boycotted the elections, claiming they were unfair. Because of the civil war, no voting took place in 11 Southern districts.

Voter turnout was reported to be 72%.

Results

President

National Assembly

References

[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2297_96.htm Sudan: Elections in 1996] Inter-Parliamentary Union
Shinn, David H.. (2015). "Elections". [[Federal Research Division]], [[Library of Congress]].
[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p858 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2
"Presidential and parliamentary elections in Sudan".

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