Election Name: | 1977 Zairean presidential election |
Country: | Zaire |
Flag Year: | 1971 |
Type: | presidential |
Vote Type: | Popular |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1970 Democratic Republic of the Congo presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1970 |
Election Date: | 3 December 1977 |
Next Election: | 1984 Zairean presidential election |
Next Year: | 1984 |
Nominee1: | Mobutu Sese Seko |
Party1: | Popular Movement of the Revolution |
Popular Vote1: | 10,693,804 |
Percentage1: | 98.20% |
President | |
Before Election: | Mobutu Sese Seko |
Before Party: | Popular Movement of the Revolution |
Posttitle: | Elected President |
After Election: | Mobutu Sese Seko |
After Party: | Popular Movement of the Revolution |
Presidential elections were held in Zaire on 3 December 1977. They were the first held after a new constitution was promulgated in 1974.
At the time, the country was a one-party state with the Popular Movement of the Revolution as the only legal party. Its leader, incumbent president Mobutu Sese Seko, was the only candidate, with voters asked to vote "yes" or "no" to his candidacy. The results showed 98.2% of voters casting a "yes" vote.[1]