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1986 Somali presidential election

Field	Value
country	Somalia
type	presidential
previous_election	1980 Somali presidential election
previous_year	1980
election_date	23 December 1986
next_election	1991 Somali presidential election
next_year	1991
image1	Siad Barre.png
nominee1	Siad Barre
party1	Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party
popular_vote1	4,889,078
percentage1	99.97%
title	President
before_election	Siad Barre
before_party	Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party
after_election	Siad Barre
after_party	Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party

Presidential elections were held in Somalia on 23 December 1986, the first time a direct election for President had been held. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (SRSP) as the sole legal political party. Its leader, incumbent President Siad Barre, was the only candidate. He was re-elected with fewer than 1,500 votes against his candidacy.

Results

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p813 {{ISBN. 0-19-829645-2

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