Afars and Issas legislative election, 1973

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Parliamentary elections were held in the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas on 18 November 1973. The result was a victory for the "Majorité" group of candidates, who were supportive of the government of Ali Aref Bourhan and mainly Afars. The other two groupings of candidates were "opposition moderée", who supported opposition leader Hassan Gouled Aptidon (mostly Issas and Somalis), and "opposition dure".^[1] Voter turnout was 75.6%.^[1]

Results

Group	Votes	%	Seats
Majorité	26,852	75.9
Opposition moderée	5,332	15.1
Opposition dure	3,214	9.0
Invalid/blank votes	443	–	–
Total	35,841	100
Registered voters/turnout	47,380	75.6	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1 2 Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p323 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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