1997 Djiboutian parliamentary election information
1997 Djiboutian parliamentary election
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All 65 seats in the National Assembly
First party
Leader
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Party
RPP
Seats won
65
Seat change
Popular vote
72,073
Percentage
78.56%
Swing
3.97pp
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Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 19 December 1997. The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy, which had boycotted the last election, ran joint candidates with the ruling People's Rally for Progress.[1] Together, they won all 65 seats in the National Assembly, with the PRP taking 54 and the FRUD 11. Voter turnout was 57%.[2]
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