2016 Djiboutian presidential election

none Djibouti presidential 2011 Djiboutian presidential election 2011 2016 04 8 y 2021 Djiboutian presidential election 2021 68.96% Ismail Omar Guelleh 2018.jpg Ismaïl Omar Guelleh UMP People's Rally for Progress 111,389 87.07% 3x4.svg Omar Elmi Khaireh Union for National Salvation ff6600 9,385 7.34% 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 2016.Global elections calendar https://web.archive.org/web/20151022232515/https://www.ndi.org/electionscalendar 2015-10-22 NDI Incumbent President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was re-elected for a fourth term, receiving 87% of the vote in the first round.Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh wins fourth term BBC News, 9 April 2016 Electoral system The President of Djibouti was elected using the two-round system.Djibouti IFES After a modification of the constitution in 2010, six year terms were shortened to five year terms and term limits were abolished.http://www.ibtimes.com/djibouti-presidential-election-2016-guide-candidates-key-issues-rules-results-2350062 Djibouti Presidential Election 2016: Guide To Candidates, Key Issues, Rules And Results International Business Times 2016-04-08 Candidates Guelleh, president since 1999, ran for his fourth term in office and was considered likely to win against his six opponents. The Union for the Presidential Majority believed that Guelleh would win a landslide victory and prevent a second round run-off. The Union for National Salvation (USN), a coalition of seven opposition parties, claimed the election lacked transparency.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/djibouti-s-guelleh-seeks/2679776.html Djibouti's Guelleh seeks fourth term, opposition candidates doubt integrity of vote Channel NewsAsia 2016-04-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160417072152/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/djibouti-s-guelleh-seeks/2679776.html 2016-04-17 Three of the seven parties decided to boycott the elections, whilst two others fielded their own candidates, with Mohamed Daoud Chehem and Omar Elmi Khaireh running against each other. Three independent candidates also ran: Djama Abdourahman Djama, Mohamed Moussa Ali and Hassan Idriss Ahmed.http://www.ceni.dj/index.php/elections/liste-des-canditats.html Liste des Canditats CENI 2016-04-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160425233054/http://www.ceni.dj/index.php/elections/liste-des-canditats.html 2016-04-25 Conduct A team of BBC journalists who had conducted an interview with the Djibouti Foreign Minister and an opposition candidate were detained by the police. The journalists claimed they had proper paperwork to work in the country but were deported after being questioned for eight hours.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35958465 Djibouti expels BBC reporters ahead of presidential vote BBC News en-GB 2016-04-08 The BBC has yet to obtain an official statement from the government of Djibouti.https://eagle.co.ug/2016/04/07/djibouti-expels-bbc-journalists-ahead-tomorrows-elections.html Djibouti expels BBC journalists ahead of tomorrow’s elections Eagle Online 2016-04-08 In 2015 Djibouti had ranked 170 out of 180 in the Press Freedom Index.https://index.rsf.org/#!/ 2015 World Press Freedom Index Reporters without Borders 2016-04-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160419161741/http://index.rsf.org/#!/ 2016-04-19 Results Ismaïl Omar Guelleh People's Rally for Progress 111389 Omar Elmi Khaireh Union for National Salvation 9385 Mohamed Daoud Chehem Union for National Salvation 2340 Mohamed Moussa Ali Independent 1946 Hassan Idriss Ahmed Independent 1770 Djama Abdourahman Djama Independent 1103 3845 191103 Journal Officiel References Djibouti President Category:Presidential elections in Djibouti Djibouti