Elections Without Democracy: Thinking About Hybrid Regimes

Larry Diamond

Journal of Democracy, April 2002

Appendix Table 2

 

Election Results in Hybrid Regimes, 1989-2001

 

Country

FH

Rank[1]

Year

Parties

Number of Seats

Percent of popular vote

Algeria

 

5.5

1987 Legislative

/295

 

1995 Presidential

 

 

 

1997 Legislative

/380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Presidential

National Liberation Front

(only legal party)

 

Liamine Zeroual

Sheikh Mahfoud Nahna

(Islamic Hamas)

 

National Democratic Rally

Movement for a Society of Peace

National Liberation Front

Renaissance Movement

Socialist Forces Front

Rally for Culture and Democracy

Workers’ Party

Progressive Republican Party

Union for Democracy and Liberty

Social Liberal Party

Independents

 

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi

295

 

 

 

 

 

 

156

69

62

34

20

19

4

3

1

1

11

 

 

 

61%[2]

25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73.8%

12.5%

Angola

6

1986 Legislative

289

 

 

1992 Presidential

 

 

 

 

1992 Legislative

/220

 

Popular Liberation Movement of Angola- Party of Labor (MPLA-PT)

(only legal party)

 

Jose Eduardo dos Santos

(MPLA-PT)

Jonas Savimbi

(UNITA)

 

Popular Liberation Movement of Angola- Party of Labor (MPLA-PT)

National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)

Social Renewal Party

National Front for the Liberation of Angola

Liberal Democratic Party

Angolan Democratic Forum

Angolan National Democratic Party

Democratic Alliance of Angola

Democratic Party for Progress-Angolan National Alliance

Democratic Renewal Party

Party of the Alliance of Youths, Workers, and Farmers of Angola

Social Democratic Party

289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

129

 

70

 

6

5

 

3

1

1

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

49.57%

 

40.07%

 

 

54%

 

34%

Antigua and Barbuda

3

1989 Legislative

/17

 

 

1994 Legislative

/17

 

 

1999 Legislative

/17

Antigua Labor Party (ALP)              

United National Democratic Party                  

Barbuda People’s Movement

 

Antigua Labor Party (ALP)               

United Progressive Party                  

Barbuda People’s Movement

 

Antigua Labor Party (ALP)              

United Progressive Party                  

Barbuda People’s Movement

15

1

1

 

11

5

1

 

12

4

1

 

Armenia

4

1995 Parliamentary[3]

/190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1996 Presidential

 

 

 

 

1998 Presidential

 

 

1999 Legislative

/131

Republic Bloc                                 

Shamiran Women’s Movement        

Armenian Communist Party            

National Democratic Union of          

Armenia

National Self-Determination Union   

Armenia Revolutionary Federation   

Independents                                    

Vacant       

 

Levon Ter-Petrosian

(Republic Bloc)

Vasken Manukian

(Democratic Union)

 

Robert Kocharian (independent)

Karen Demirchian (Civil Initiative)   

 

Unity Bloc

Communist Party (HKK)

Armenian Revolutionary Federation (HHD)

Right and Unity Bloc

Country of Law

National Democratic Union (AZhM)                              

120

8

7

5

 

3

1

45

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57

10

8

 

7

6

6

42.7%

16.9%

12.1%

7.5%

 

5.6%

 

 

 

 

52%

 

42%

 

 

59.5%

40.5%

Azerbaijan

5.5

1992 Presidential

 

1993 Presidential

 

1995/6 Legislative

/125

 

 

 

 

1998 Presidential

 

 

 

 

 

 

2000 Legislative

/125

Abdulfaz Elchibey

 

Heydar Aliyev

 

New Azerbaijan Party (YAP)

Azerbaijan Popular Front

Azerbaijan National Independence Party

New Muslim Democratic Party

Vacant

 

Heydar Aliyev (New Azerbaijan Party)

Etibar Mamedov (Azerbaijan National Independence Party)

Nizami Suleymanov (Independent Azerbaijan Party)

 

New Azerbaijan Party (YAP)

Azerbaijan Popular Front (AKC)

Citizen’s Solidarity Party (CSP)

Azerbaijan Communist Party

New Equality Party

Azerbaijan National Independence Party

Others

Independents

 

 

 

 

115

4

3

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

6

3

2

2

2

 

6

29

>60%

 

99%

 

 

10%

9%

 

 

 

 

76.1%

11.6%

 

8.1%

Belarus

6

1994 Presidential

 

 

1995 Legislative[4]

/260

198 filled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2000 Legislative

/110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001 Presidential

Alexander Lukashenko

Vyacheslav Kebich