General elections were held in Cambodia on 20 march 1976, following the Khmer Rouge

Khmer Rouge

The Khmer Rouge literally translated as Red Cambodians was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who were the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan...

's victory over the Lon Nol

Lon Nol

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 government in April 1975. A total of 515 candidates for the 250 seats were put forward by the Communist-dominated National United Front of Cambodia, 150 of whom were to be elected from among the peasantry, 50 from the industrial workers, and 50 from the Kampuchean Revolutionary Army. Following the election, the newly-elected Assembly convened on 11 April, electing a new administration with General Secretary Pol Pot

Pol Pot

Saloth Sar , better known as Pol Pot, , was a Cambodian Maoist revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge from 1963 until his death in 1998. From 1976 to 1979, he served as the Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea....

 as Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Cambodia

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 and his interim predecessor Khieu Samphan

Khieu Samphan

Khieu Samphan was the president of the state presidium of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 until 1979. As such, he served as Cambodia's head of state and was one of the most powerful officials in the Khmer Rouge movement, though Pol Pot was the group's true political leader and held the most...

 as President of the State Presidium

President

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, ousting Prince of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk

Norodom Sihanouk

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. Voter turnout was reported to be 98.0%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National United Front of Cambodia			250
Invalid/blank votes
Total	3,393,611	100	250
Source: Nohlen et al