2011 Djiboutian presidential election

none Djibouti presidential 2005 Djiboutian presidential election 2005 2011 04 8 y Djiboutian presidential election, 2016 2016 Ismail Omar Guelleh 2010.jpg Ismaïl Omar Guelleh UMP People's Rally for Progress 009933 89,951 80.64% 3x4.svg Mohamed Warsama Ragueh Independent politician a6a6a6 21,602 19.36% President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh People's Rally for Progress Ismaïl Omar Guelleh People's Rally for Progress Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 8 April 2011. Incumbent president Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected with 81% of the vote,Djibouti IFESDjibouti Djibouti validates presidential election https://web.archive.org/web/20130602194925/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=45530 2013-06-02 Middle East Online, 13 April 2011 defeating Mohamed Warsama Ragueh, an attorney and former judge who received 19% of the vote. Djibouti's opposition coalitions boycotted the elections, saying they would not be free and fair,Djibouti president set for a hattrick at the polls Ahram Online, 5 April 2011 leaving only President Guelleh and Ragueh, who had served as President of Djibouti's Constitutional Council in 2005.Djibouti opposition boycotts election Afrol News, 11 March 2011 Ragueh complained about irregularities in the voting. Djiboutian President Guelleh Wins Vote; Human Rights Watch Doubts Fairness Bloomberg News, 9 April 2011 Background 2011 Djiboutian protests In April 2010, the National Assembly of Djibouti amended the Constitution to allow Guelleh to stand for a third term. Presidents had been limited to two terms.Djibouti lawmakers remove term limits IOL News, 11 April 2010 Coinciding with the wider Arab Spring, protesters began calling for President Guelleh's ousting in February 2011.Djiboutians rally to oust president Al Jazeera, 18 February 2011 On at least two occasions the government detained opposition leaders and imprisoned many protesters.Djibouti Forces Arrest Opposition Leaders, Scuppering Protests Bloomberg News, 11 March 2011Djibouti: Allow Peaceful Protests Human Rights Watch, 4 April 2011 Another potential candidate, businessman Abdourahman Boreh, who was living in self-imposed exile in London, did not participate because Guelleh was on the ballot.Djibouti opposition boycotts presidential election Reuters, 11 March 2011A Reform Programme for Djibouti Abdourahman Boreh Conduct Democracy International (DI), an organization funded by USAID, had been in the country since November planning to monitor the elections, but was told to leave by the government on 21 March 2011 after officials questioned its impartiality.Election observers quit Djibouti Financial Times, 15 March 2011Djibouti evicts US vote group ahead of election The San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 March 2011 The African Union and the U.S. and French embassies sent some observers to monitor the elections, as did other regional groups.Statement on Djibouti Presidential Election Democracy International https://democracyinternational.com/news/di-press-release-on-djibouti-presidential-election/ democracyinternational 12 May 2025 Results Ismaïl Omar Guelleh People's Rally for Progress 89951 Mohamed Warsama Ragueh Independent 21602 3128 Journal Officiel Aftermath Guelleh was sworn in for his third term on 8 May 2011.Special envoy of Chinese president attends Djiboutian president's sworn in ceremony Xinhua, 9 May 2011 References Category:Presidential elections in Djibouti Djibouti Presidential Djibouti Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results