1996 Sudanese general election

none Sudan 1986 Sudanese parliamentary election 1986 2000 Sudanese general election 2000 2–17 March 1996 yes Presidential election presidential Omar al-Bashir 1990 (cropped).jpg Omar al-Bashir Independent 4,181,784 75.68% Sultan Kigab 1996 cropped.jpg Abd al-Majid Sultan Kijab Independent 133,032 2.41% President Omar al-Bashir Military Omar al-Bashir Independent General elections were held in Sudan to elect a President and National Assembly between 2 and 17 March 1996. They were the first elections since 1986 due to a military coup in 1989, and the first simultaneous elections for the presidency and National Assembly. 125 members of the 400-seat National Assembly had been nominated before the election, leaving 275 seats to be elected (of which 51 were ultimately uncontested).Sudan: Elections in 1996 Inter-Parliamentary UnionShinn David H. Elections Berry LaVerle https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/cs/pdf/CS_Sudan.pdf Sudan : a country study 2015 Federal Research Division, Library of Congress 978-0-8444-0750-0 5th Washington, D.C. 232–234 900 candidates ran for the 275 seats. There were no political parties at the time, and all candidates ran as independents. In the presidential election, 40 candidates ran against incumbent Omar al-Bashir, who emerged victorious with 76% of the vote.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p858 0-19-829645-2 Opposition groups boycotted the elections, claiming they were unfair. Because of the civil war, no voting took place in 11 Southern districts. Voter turnout was reported to be 72%.Presidential and parliamentary elections in Sudan http://www.espac.org/presidential_pages/presidential_parliamentary.asp 2023-07-09 ESPAC Results President Omar al-Bashir 4181784 Abd al-Majid Sultan Kijab 133032 39 other candidates 1210464 316755 8110650 Nohlen et al., African Election Database National Assembly File:Sudan National Assembly 1996.svg Independents 400 IPU References Sudan General election Category:Parliamentary elections in Sudan Category:Non-partisan elections Category:Presidential elections in Sudan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results