Presidential elections were held in Djibouti

Djibouti

Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...

 on 7 May 1993. They followed the constitutional changes approved in a referendum

Djiboutian constitutional referendum, 1992

An constitutional referendum was held in Djibouti on 4 September 1992. The new constitution would restore multi-party democracy for the first time since independence. A second question asked voters whether the number of political parties should be limited to four. Both were approved by over 97.9%...

 the previous year, which re-introduced multi-party democracy, and were the first presidential elections to feature more than one candidate. Nevertheless, incumbent President Hassan Gouled Aptidon

Hassan Gouled Aptidon

Hassan Gouled Aptidon was the first President of Djibouti from 1977 to 1999.-Biography:...

 of the People's Rally for Progress

People's Rally for Progress

The People's Rally for Progress , is a political party in Djibouti. It has dominated politics in the country since 1979, initially under the rule of President Hassan Gouled Aptidon...

 won, taking 60.7% of the vote, based on a 51.25 turnout.

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Hassan Gouled Aptidon Hassan Gouled Aptidon Hassan Gouled Aptidon was the first President of Djibouti from 1977 to 1999.-Biography:...	People's Rally for Progress People's Rally for Progress The People's Rally for Progress , is a political party in Djibouti. It has dominated politics in the country since 1979, initially under the rule of President Hassan Gouled Aptidon...	45,162	60.7
Mohamed Djama Elabé	Democratic Renewal Party Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development The Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development , is a political party in Djibouti. It was originally known as the Party for Democratic Renewal. The PRD of Djibouti was created with the purpose of forming a national democratic party. The PRD gained popularity at the collapse of the communist...	16,386	22.0
Aden Robleh Awaleh Aden Robleh Awaleh Aden Robleh Awaleh is a Djiboutian politician and President of the National Democratic Party . He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Djibouti....	National Democratic Party National Democratic Party (Djibouti) The National Democratic Party , is a political party in Djibouti. It was founded as an opposition party in 1992 by Aden Robleh Awaleh, who remains the party's president. It is currently part of the ruling coalition....	9,143	12.3
Mohamed Moussa Ali	Independent	2,185	2.9
Ahmed Ibrahim Abdi	Independent	1,466	1.9
Invalid/blank votes		1,750
Total		76,092	100
Source: Nohlen et al