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The '''1997 Besmenian presidential election''' took place on 23 February 1997 and on 9 March 1997. President [[Otto Schulz]], who has been in office since 1985, was not allowed to stand for a second re-election. | The '''1997 Besmenian presidential election''' took place on 23 February 1997 and on 9 March 1997 in [[Besmenia]]. President [[Otto Schulz]], who has been in office since 1985, was not allowed to stand for a second re-election. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[Otto Schulz]], who had been [[President of Besmenia|president]] since 1985 at the time of the election, was not allowed to run for a third term. | [[Otto Schulz]], who had been [[President of Besmenia|president]] since 1985 at the time of the election, was not allowed to run for a third term. | ||
==Election== | ==Election== | ||
The [[President of Besmenia]] is directly elected by the population once every six years. The election is held under a two-round system; if no candidate receives more than 50% of votes cast in the first round, then a second ballot occurs in which only those two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the first round may stand. | |||
==Candidates== | ==Candidates== | ||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
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The 1997 Besmenian presidential election took place on 23 February 1997 and on 9 March 1997 in Besmenia. President Otto Schulz, who has been in office since 1985, was not allowed to stand for a second re-election.
Background
Otto Schulz, who had been president since 1985 at the time of the election, was not allowed to run for a third term.
Election
The President of Besmenia is directly elected by the population once every six years. The election is held under a two-round system; if no candidate receives more than 50% of votes cast in the first round, then a second ballot occurs in which only those two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the first round may stand.
Candidates
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Gerhard Mahler | SDU | 42.1% | 53.6% | |||
| Ursula Kummstein | FBBP | 30% | 45.9% | |||
| Adam Radinger | BVP | 19.7% | ||||
| Michael Breitmann | NBP | 7.4% | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0.8% | 0.5% | ||||
| Total | 100% | 100% | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 80,3% | 84,9% | ||||