Adalese presidential election, 1996

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The Adalese presidential election of 1996 had the incumbent Arnold Dier van Skogen re-elected. Van Skogen defeated Mrs. Gertrud Sasmandov of the Republicans in the runoff with nearly three million votes. It was the first time a woman was close to become Federal President.

The turnout was on the first round slightly low, 64.4 %, and on the second round higher, 75.0 %.

Election results
Candidate Nominating party Votes 1st round % 1st round Votes 2nd round % 2nd round
Arnold Dier van Skogen Christian Democrats 14,703,432 40.1 22,725,293 53.2
Gertrud Sasmandov Republican Party 10,340,069 28.2 19,991,424 46.8
Hermann Box Social Democrats 6,380,043 17.4
Bernard Lantern Green Party 3,960,026 10.8
Sverker Gustavsson Liberal Party 1,283,342 3.5
Total 36,666,912 100.0 42,716,717 100.0
Source: Ministry of Justice
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