Central African Republic general election, 1993
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General elections were held to in the Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...

 on 22 August 1993, with a second round on 19 September 1993. They followed the previous year's elections
Central African Republic general election, 1992
General elections were held in the Central African Republic on 25 October 1992 to elect a President and National Assembly. They were the first elections to be held after multi-party democracy was restored in 1991, and saw incumbent President André Kolingba come last. However, the results of both...

, the results of which had been voided by the Supreme Court due to irregularities.

The presidential election was won by Ange-Félix Patassé
Ange-Félix Patassé
Ange-Félix Patassé was a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003, when he was deposed by the rebel leader François Bozizé...

 of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People
Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People
The Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People is a political party in the Central African Republic. It was established in Paris in 1979 by former prime minister Ange-Félix Patassé as a Central African opposition movement...

, who defeated Patriotic Front for Progress
Patriotic Front for Progress
The Patriotic Front for Progress is a political party in the Central African Republic.The FPP strongly opposed President Ange-Félix Patassé. In 2002, the party suspended its participation in the opposition coalition....

 leader Abel Goumba
Abel Goumba
Abel Nguéndé Goumba was a Central African political figure...

 in the second round. The National Assembly election results also saw a victory for the MLPC, which won 34 of the 85 seats.

Presidential election

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Ange-Félix Patassé
Ange-Félix Patassé
Ange-Félix Patassé was a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003, when he was deposed by the rebel leader François Bozizé...

Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People
Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People
The Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People is a political party in the Central African Republic. It was established in Paris in 1979 by former prime minister Ange-Félix Patassé as a Central African opposition movement...

302,004 37.3 363,297 53.49
Abel Goumba
Abel Goumba
Abel Nguéndé Goumba was a Central African political figure...

Patriotic Front for Progress
Patriotic Front for Progress
The Patriotic Front for Progress is a political party in the Central African Republic.The FPP strongly opposed President Ange-Félix Patassé. In 2002, the party suspended its participation in the opposition coalition....

175,467 21.7 315,935 46.51
David Dacko
David Dacko
David Dacko was the first President of the Central African Republic , from August 14, 1960 to January 1, 1966, and the third president of the CAR from September 21, 1979 to September 1, 1981...

Movement for Democracy and Development 162,721 20.1
André Kolingba
André Kolingba
André-Dieudonné Kolingba was the fourth president of the Central African Republic , from 1 September 1981 until 1 October 1993. He took power from President David Dacko in a bloodless coup d'état in 1981 and lost power to Ange-Félix Patassé in a democratic election held in 1993...

Central African Democratic Rally
Central African Democratic Rally
The Central African Democratic Rally is a political party in the Central African Republic. In the first round of the 2005 presidential election, held on 13 March, the party's candidate, André Kolingba, took 16.36% of the vote and third place. In the 2005 parliamentary election, the RDC won 8 out...

97,942 12.1
Enoch Derant Lakoué
Enoch Derant Lakoué
Enoch Derant Lakoué was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 26 February 1993 to 25 October 1993. He was the candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the August 1993 presidential election, receiving 2.39% of the vote, and again in the September 1999 presidential election,...

Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Central African Republic)
The Social Democratic Party is a political party in the Central African Republic.At the last elections, 13 March and 8 May 2005, the party won 4 out of 105 seats in the National Assembly....

19,368 2.4
Timothée Malendoma
Timothée Malendoma
Timothée Malendoma was a Central African politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 4 December 1992 to 26 February 1993...

Civic Forum 16,400 2.0
François Bozizé
François Bozizé
François Bozizé Yangouvonda is the President of the Central African Republic. He came to power in March 2003 after leading a rebellion against President Ange-Félix Patassé and ushered in a transitional period of government...

Independent 12,159 1.5
Jeanne-Marie Ruth Rolland Central African Republican Party 8,068 1.0
Invalid/blank votes 15,317
13,362
Total 809,298 100 692,597 100
Source: EISA

National Assembly

Party Votes % Seats
Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People
Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People
The Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People is a political party in the Central African Republic. It was established in Paris in 1979 by former prime minister Ange-Félix Patassé as a Central African opposition movement...

34
Central African Democratic Rally
Central African Democratic Rally
The Central African Democratic Rally is a political party in the Central African Republic. In the first round of the 2005 presidential election, held on 13 March, the party's candidate, André Kolingba, took 16.36% of the vote and third place. In the 2005 parliamentary election, the RDC won 8 out...

13
Patriotic Front for Progress
Patriotic Front for Progress
The Patriotic Front for Progress is a political party in the Central African Republic.The FPP strongly opposed President Ange-Félix Patassé. In 2002, the party suspended its participation in the opposition coalition....

7
Liberal Democratic Party 7
Alliance for Democracy and Progress
Alliance for Democracy and Progress
The Alliance for Democracy and Progress is a political party in the Central African Republic.In the election held on 13 March and 8 May 2005, its presidential candidate, Olivier Gabirault, won 0.8 % of the vote, and the party won two out of 105 seats in the National Assembly....

6
Movement for Democracy and Development 6
National Convention 3
Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Central African Republic)
The Social Democratic Party is a political party in the Central African Republic.At the last elections, 13 March and 8 May 2005, the party won 4 out of 105 seats in the National Assembly....

3
Democratic Movement for the Renaissance and Evolution of Central Africa 1
Central African Republican Party 1
Civic Forum 1
Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa 1
Independents 2
Total 85
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