Comorian presidential referendum, 1977

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An referendum on the presidency of Ali Soilih was held in the Comoros on 28 October 1977. The result was 56.63% in favour and 43.37% against, with a 92.2% voter turnout.^[1] Despite the backing, Soilih was overthrown on 13 May 1978 by forces hired by exiled former leader Ahmed Abdallah, who was restored to power.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	86,065	56.6
Against	65,906	43.4
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	151,971	100
Registered voters/turnout		92.2
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ Elections in the Comoros African Elections Database

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