- Dahomeyan presidential election, May 1968
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Presidential elections were held in Dahomey (now Benin) on 5 May 1968. Basile Adjou won with 84% of the vote, but the results were invalidated due to insufficient voter turnout (turnout was just 27%).[1][2] A referendum on 28 July resulted in Émile Derlin Zinsou being confirmed as president.
Results
Candidate Votes % Basile Adjou 241,273 84.0 Urbain Karim da Silva 19,319 6.7 Eustache Prudencio 11,359 3.9 Paul Hazoumé 11,091 3.9 Jean-Baptiste Vierin 4,350 1.5 Invalid/blank votes 8,275 - Total 295,667 100 Source: Nohlen et al References
- ^ Elections in Benin African Elections Database
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p93 ISBN 0198296452
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