General elections were held in

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on 3 November 1974 to elect a

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and

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. At the time the country was a

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with the Socialist Destourian Party (PSD) as the sole legal party. In the presidential election,

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was the only candidate by virtue as his role as the chairman of the PSD. In the Chamber election, the PSD put forward a single list of candidates in each constituency. Voter turnout was 96.8% in the Chamber election. In March 1975, four months after the election, the Chamber of Deputies voted to make Bourguiba president for life.Biography
President Habib Bourguiba As a result, there were no presidential elections until

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, after Bourguiba's overthrow.

Results

President

Chamber of Deputies

References

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