Republic of the Congo presidential election, 1961

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Presidential elections were held in the Republic of the Congo for the first time on 26 March 1961. The only candidate was the incumbent, Fulbert Youlou of the Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests, who was re-elected unopposed.^[1] Voter turnout was 90.3%.^[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Fulbert Youlou	Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests	405,589	100
Invalid/blank votes		10,254	–
Total		415,843	100
Registered voters/turnout		460,270	90.3
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p273 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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