1978 Syrian presidential election Syrian election 19781978 Syrian presidential election ← 1971 8 February 1978 (1978-02-08) 1985 → Nominee Hafez al-Assad Party Ba'ath Party Alliance NPF Popular vote 3,975,729 Percentage 99.9% Results by governorate Assad: 90–100% Election not held President before election Hafez al-Assad Ba'ath Party Elected President Hafez al-Assad Ba'ath Party Presidential elections were held in Syria on 8 February 1978.[1] There was only one candidate, Hafez al-Assad, with voters asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 99.9% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 97%.[2] ResultsCandidatePartyVotes%Hafez al-AssadBa'ath Party3,975,72999.88Against4,7980.12Total3,980,527100.00Valid votes3,980,52799.72Invalid/blank votes11,1680.28Total votes3,991,695100.00Registered voters/turnout4,115,14997.00Source: Nohlen et al.References ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X ^ Nohlen et al., p227 Elections and referendums in SyriaPresidential elections 1949 1953 1955 1958 1971 1978 1985 1991 1999 2000 2007 2014 2021 Next Parliamentary elections 1919 1923 1926 1928 1931 1932 1936 1943 1947 1949 1953 1954 1961 1973 1977 1981 1986 1990 1994 1998 2003 2007 2012 2016 2020 2024 Next Local elections 2011 2018 2022 Referendums 1949 1953 1958 1961 1971 1973 2012
