Zimbabwean presidential election, 1996

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The Zimbabwean presidential election of 1996 was a national vote in which President Robert Mugabe secured another term in office amid a largely uncontested political landscape.

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instanceOf presidential election
ballotType direct popular vote
campaignEnvironment limited effective opposition
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Zimbabwe (Lancaster House Constitution, as amended) NERFINISHED
country Zimbabwe
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
electorate citizens of Zimbabwe eligible to vote in 1996
endDate 1996-03-17
hasCandidate Abel Muzorewa NERFINISHED
Ndabaningi Sithole NERFINISHED
Robert Mugabe NERFINISHED
hasType national election
incumbentBeforeElection Robert Mugabe NERFINISHED
incumbentIdeology Zimbabwean nationalism
internationalObservationLevel limited
location Zimbabwe NERFINISHED
mainOppositionCandidatesWithdrew true
mediaEnvironment state-dominated media
nextElection Zimbabwean presidential election, 2002 NERFINISHED
officeContested President of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED
oppositionWithdrawalReason allegations of unfair electoral conditions
oversightBody Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (predecessor structures) NERFINISHED
partOf elections in Zimbabwe
partyOfIncumbentBeforeElection ZANU–PF NERFINISHED
partyOfWinner ZANU–PF NERFINISHED
percentageVoteWinner 92.7%
popularVoteWinner 1,404,000
previousElection Zimbabwean presidential election, 1990 NERFINISHED
resultedIn re-election of Robert Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe
startDate 1996-03-16
termLengthForWinner 6 years
tookPlaceAfter Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1995 NERFINISHED
tookPlaceInContextOf dominance of ZANU–PF
voterTurnout 32.3%
voterTurnoutDescription low turnout
wasLargelyUncontested true
winner Robert Mugabe NERFINISHED
year 1996

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