1990 Comorian presidential election

1990 Comorian presidential election

4 March 1990 (first round) 11 March 1990 (second round)

Nominee Said Mohamed Djohar Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim Party UCP UNDC Popular vote 103,244 84,178 Percentage 55.09% 44.91%

President before election Said Mohamed Djohar RDR Elected President Said Mohamed Djohar UCP

Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 4 March 1990, with a second round on 11 March. The elections had originally been scheduled for January, but were postponed, resulting in demonstrations. Elections were held on 18 February, but were abandoned due to fraud allegations.

Although Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim of the opposition National Union for Democracy in the Comoros received the most votes in the first round, incumbent President Said Mohamed Djohar of the Comorian Union for Progress won with 55% of the vote in the second round. They were the first multi-party elections in the Comoros since independence.

Voter turnout was 63.7% in the first round and 60.2% in the second.

Results

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim	National Union for Democracy in the Comoros	47,329	25.49	84,178	44.91
	Said Mohamed Djohar	Comorian Union for Progress	44,845	24.15	103,244	55.09
	Saïd Ali Kemal	Islands' Fraternity and Unity Party	26,656	14.36
	Abbas Djoussouf	Movement for Democracy and Progress	26,379	14.21
	Moustoifa Said Cheikh	Democratic Front of the Comoros	17,739	9.55
	Ali Mroudjaé	Comorian Party for Democracy and Progress	8,867	4.78
	Mohamed Hassanali	Comorian Popular Front	8,867	4.78
	Mohamed Ali Mbalia	Socialist Party of the Comoros	4,989	2.69
Total			185,671	100.00	187,422	100.00
Valid votes			185,671	98.54	187,422	98.60
Invalid/blank votes			2,753	1.46	2,652	1.40
Total votes			188,424	100.00	190,074	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			310,925	60.60	315,391	60.27
Source: Nohlen et al.