Territorial Council elections were held in Afars and Issas on 17 November 1968.17. French Somaliland (1956-1977) University of Central Arkansas The result was a victory for the Afar Democratic Rally, which won 20 out of 32 seats.
Results Ethnic groupSeats+/–Afars160Issas80Somalis30Europeans40Arabs10Total320Source: Sternberger et al.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p636
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