1993 Central African general election

General elections were held to in the Central African Republic on 22 August 1993, with a second round on 19 September 1993. They followed the previous year's elections, the results of which had been voided by the Supreme Court due to irregularities.[1]

1993 Central African general election

Presidential election
← 1992 22 August 1993 (first round)
19 September 1993 (second round)
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Nominee Ange-Félix Patassé Abel Goumba
Party MLPC FPP
Popular vote 363,297 315,935
Percentage 53.49% 46.51%

President before election

André Kolingba
RDC

Elected President

Ange-Félix Patassé
MLPC

The presidential elections were won by Ange-Félix Patassé of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People, who defeated Patriotic Front for Progress leader Abel Goumba in the second round. Incumbent president André Kolingba was eliminated in the first round, winning only 12% of the vote. When it became apparent that Kolingba was headed for defeat, he attempted to cling to power by issuing two decrees on 28 August that changed the composition of the Supreme Court and amended the electoral code, which would have allowed the results to be manipulated. However, Kolingba repealed the decrees under heavy pressure from France.[2] The National Assembly election results also saw a victory for the MLPC, which won 34 of the 85 seats, short of a majority. Kolingba's party, the Central African Democratic Rally–the only legally permitted party from 1986 to 1992–finished second, with 13 seats.

When Patassé took office on 22 October, it marked the first—and to date, only—time since the Central African Republic gained independence that an incumbent government peacefully transferred power to the opposition.

Electoral system

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The President was elected using the two-round system, with a run-off held after no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round.

The 85 members of the National Assembly were elected from single-member constituencies, also using the two-round system.[3]

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Ange-Félix PatasséMovement for the Liberation of the Central African People302,00438.03363,29753.49
Abel GoumbaPatriotic Front for Progress175,46722.10315,93546.51
David DackoDavid Dacko Movement162,72120.49
André KolingbaCentral African Democratic Rally97,94212.33
Enoch Derant LakouéSocial Democratic Party19,3682.44
Timothée MalendomaCivic Forum16,4002.07
François BozizéIndependent12,1591.53
Jeanne-Marie Ruth RollandCentral African Republican Party8,0681.02
Total794,129100.00679,232100.00
Valid votes793,97198.11679,23598.07
Invalid/blank votes15,3171.8913,3621.93
Total votes809,288100.00692,597100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,181,87468.471,235,56856.05
Source: EISA[a]
  1. ^ In the first round the reported number of valid votes was less than the total of votes cast for the eight candidates; in the second round, the reported number of valid votes was higher than the total of votes cast for the two candidates.

National Assembly

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PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats
Votes%Votes%
Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People34
Central African Democratic Rally13
Patriotic Front for Progress7
Liberal Democratic Party7
Alliance for Democracy and Progress6
David Dacko Movement6
National Convention3
Social Democratic Party3
Democratic Movement for the Renaissance and Evolution of Central Africa1
Central African Republican Party1
Civic Forum1
Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa1
Independents2
Total85
Valid votes793,98198.11679,23598.07
Invalid/blank votes15,3171.8913,3621.93
Total votes809,298100.00692,597100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,191,37467.931,235,56856.05
Source: EISA

References

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