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General elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 28 November 1999, with a second round for the presidential election on 16 January 2000. The presidential election resulted in a victory for opposition leader Kumba Ialá of the Party for Social Renewal (PRS), who defeated Malam Bacai Sanhá of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. The PRS were also victorious in the National People's Assembly election, winning 38 of the 102 seats.[1]
Voter turnout was 71.9% for the second round of the presidential election.[2]
Results
Presidential election
| Candidate
|
Party
|
First round
|
Second round
|
| Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Kumba Ialá |
Party for Social Renewal |
143,996 |
38.81 |
251,193 |
72.0
|
| Malam Bacai Sanhá |
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde |
86,724 |
23.37 |
97,670 |
28.0
|
| Faustino Imbali |
Independent |
30,484 |
8.22 |
|
| Fernando Gomes |
Independent |
26,049 |
7.02
|
| João Tátis Sá |
Independent |
24,117 |
6.50
|
| Abubacar Baldé |
National Union for Democracy and Progress |
20,192 |
5.44
|
| Bubacar Rachid Djaló |
Union for Change |
12,026 |
3.24
|
| Joaquim Baldé |
Social Democratic Party |
8,623 |
2.32
|
| Salvador Tchongó |
Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement |
6,937 |
1.87
|
| José Catengul Mendes |
Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea |
5,311 |
1.43
|
| Mamadú Uri Baldé |
Progress and Renewal Party |
3,580 |
0.96
|
| Antonieta Rosa Gomes |
Guinean Civic Forum–Social Democracy |
2,986 |
0.80
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
48,387 |
– |
12,746 |
–
|
| Total |
419,412 |
100 |
361,609 |
100
|
| Registered voters/turnout |
503,007 |
83.1 |
503,007 |
71.9
|
| Source: African Elections Database, Rudebeck
|
National People's Assembly
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