Preliminary results released after yesterday's presidential election revealed that incumbent President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh won a sixth term in office with 97.81% of the vote, beating CDU candidate Mohamed Farah Samatar, who took 2.19% of the vote.

Djiboutians vote to elect a president to serve for the next five years. Incumbent president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is running for a sixth term.
2026-04-10

Incumbent Djiboutian president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh accepts his party's nomination to seek a sixth term in next year's election after parliament lifted the constitutional age limit for presidential candidates.
2025-11-8

Incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh wins a landslide victory securing over 97% of the votes cast, in an election boycotted by the opposition. The leader of the opposition says that the results are "far from reality". Guelleh will serve his fifth consecutive term.
2021-04-10

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is re-elected as the President of Djibouti for a fifth term, receiving more than 98 percent of the vote.
2021-04-9

Voters in Djibouti go to the polls for the first round of voting in a presidential election with current President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh winning a fourth term in office.
2016-04-8

Police shoot tear gas at thousands of people demonstrating against the Ismail Omar Guelleh regime in Djibouti.
2011-02-18

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2026-04-11

2026 Djiboutian presidential election

Preliminary results released after yesterday's presidential election revealed that incumbent President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh won a sixth term in office with 97.81% of the vote, beating CDU candidate Mohamed Farah Samatar, who took 2.19% of the vote.

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