1997 Besmenian presidential election

1997 Besmenian presidential election

23 February 1997 (first round) 9 March 1997 (second round)

Candidate Gerhard Mahler Ursula Kummstein Party SDU FBBP Home state Trissia Summingia Percentage 53,6% 45,9%

Mahler   Kummstein

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.

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%