1997 Besmenian presidential election
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 Mahler Kummstein | ||||||||||||||||
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.
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
Candidates
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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| 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% | ||||