1994 Guinea-Bissau general election explained

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Guinea-Bissau

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Embed: yes Type: presidential Election Name: Presidential election Election Date: 3 July 1994 (first round) Next Election: 1999–2000 Guinea-Bissau general election Image1: João Bernardo Vieira.jpg Nominee1: João Bernardo Vieira Party1: African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde Popular Vote1: 161,083 Percentage1: 52.02% Nominee2: Kumba Ialá Party2: Party for Social Renewal Popular Vote2: 148,664 Percentage2: 47.98% President Before Election: João Bernardo Vieira Before Party: African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde After Election: João Bernardo Vieira After Party: African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde Module: Election Name: Legislative election Previous Election: 1989 Previous Year: 1989 Next Election: 1999 Embed: yes Next Year: 1999 Election Date: 3 July 1994 Party1: African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde Leader1: Malam Bacai Sanhá Percentage1: 46.39 Last Election1: 150 Seats1: 62 Party4: Party for Social Renewal Leader4: Kumba Ialá Percentage4: 10.30 Last Election4: new Seats4: 12 Party2: RGB-BM Leader2: Domingos Fernandes Percentage2: 19.78 Last Election2: new Seats2: 19 Party3: UM Leader3: Bubacar Rachid Djaló Percentage3: 12.65 Last Election3: new Seats3: 6 Party5: Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea Leader5: François Mendy Percentage5: 2.57 Last Election5: new Seats5: 1 Map: 1994 Guinea-Bissau legislative election - Results by constituency.svg Prime Minister Before Election: Carlos Correia Before Party: African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde After Election: Manuel Saturnino da Costa After Party: African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde

General elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 3 July 1994, with a second round for the presidential election on 7 August. They were the first multi-party elections since independence, and also the first time the president had been directly elected, as previously the post had been elected by the National People's Assembly. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for incumbent João Bernardo Vieira of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), who defeated Kumba Ialá of Social Renewal Party in the second round. In the Assembly election, 1,136 candidates ran for the 100 seats, of which the PAIGC won 62.^[1]

Voter turnout in the presidential election was 89.3% on 3 July and 81.6% on 7 August.^[2] In the parliamentary election it was 88.9%.^[3]

Results

President

Independent candidate Carlos Gomes was supported by the Democratic Convergence Party, as its leader Victor Mandinga was not eligible to run for president, as he failed to meet the qualification that both parents be Guineans born in the country.

National People's Assembly

Notes and References

1. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2133_94.htm Guinea-Bissau: Parliamentary Chamber: Assembleia nacional popular: Elections held in 1994
2. http://africanelections.tripod.com/gw.html Elections in Guinea-Bissau
3. [Dieter Nohlen]