Presidential elections in Djibouti 2011
In the presidential elections in Djibouti 2011 , Ismail Omar Guelleh , the previous president of Djibouti , was re-elected on April 8, 2011 with 80 percent of the votes cast. His rival Mohamed Warsama Ragueh , a lawyer and former judge, received 19 percent of the vote. However, the country's opposition coalitions boycotted the election, arguing that they were neither free nor fair. Only President Guelleh and Ragueh, who was President of the Constitutional Council of Djibouti in 2005, stood to vote. Ragueh also complained about irregularities in the voting.
Pre-election history
In April 2010, the National Assembly of Djibouti passed a constitutional amendment that allowed President Guelleh to run for a third term. Until then, presidents of the country were limited to two terms. Inspired by the protests in the Arab world in 2010/2011, known as the Arab Spring , demonstrators began in February 2011 to demand the removal of President Guelleh. The government then arrested opposition leaders and arrested a number of demonstrators on at least two occasions.
Democracy International (DI), a USAID- funded organization that had been in the country to oversee the elections since November 2011, was asked by the government to leave the country on March 21 after government officials questioned its impartiality. The African Union and the US and French embassies had sent some observers to monitor the elections, as had various regional organizations.
Another potential candidate, businessman Abdourahman Boreh, who lived in self-elected exile in London , did not take part because Guelleh was on the ballot paper.
On May 8, 2011, Guelleh was sworn in for his 3rd term.
Results
| Candidate / party | be right | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismail Omar Guelleh - Rassemblement Populaire pour le Progrès | 89,942 | 80.63 | ||
| Mohamed Warsama Ragueh | 21,605 | 19.37 | ||
| Total votes | 111,547 | 100.00 | ||
| Sources: Reuters , African Elections Database | ||||
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- ^ International Foundation for Electoral Systems Elections Guide
- ^ Djibouti Djibouti validates presidential election , Middle East Online, 13. April 2011
- ↑ Djibouti president set for a hat-trick at the polls , AFP via Ahram Online, April 5, 2011
- ↑ Afrol News, Djibouti opposition boycotts election , March 11, 2011
- ↑ Warsama campaign statement (French), Assajog ( memento of the original from September 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Davidson, William, Djiboutian President Guelleh Wins Vote; Human Rights Watch Doubts Fairness , Bloomberg, April 9, 2011
- ↑ IOL News, Djibouti lawmakers remove term limits , April 11 2010
- ^ Al Jazeera , Djiboutians rally to oust president , February 18, 2011
- Jump up ↑ Davison, William, Bloomberg News , Djibouti Forces Arrest Opposition Leaders, Scuppering Protests , March 11, 2011
- ^ Human Rights Watch, Djibouti: Allow Peaceful Protests , April 4, 2011
- ↑ Manson, Katrina, Financial Times , Election observers quit Djibouti , March 15, 2011
- ↑ Jason Straziuso: Djibouti evicts US vote group ahead of election . In: Associated Press , March 18, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ↑ both in Reuters , Djibouti opposition boycotts presidential election , March 11, 2011
- ^ A Reform Program for Djibouti , Boreh's campaign page
- ↑ "Special envoy of Chinese president attends Djiboutian president's sworn in ceremony" , Xinhua , May 9, 2011.
