Tajikistani presidential election, 1999
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Presidential elections were held in Tajikistan on 6 November 1999. They were won by the incumbent, Emomalii Rahmon, who took 97.6% of the vote. The opposition, who had demanded the elections be postponed,[1] and planned to boycott them (but reversed their decision a few hours before voting began), described the result as illegal.[2] Foreign observers were also critical of the elections, particularly regarding the issues of candidate registration, media access and voting irregulatities, including multiple voting.[3]
Turnout was reported to be 98.9% of the 2,866,578 million registered voters.[4]
Results [edit]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emomalii Rahmon | People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan | 2,749,908 | 97.6 |
| Davlat Usmon | Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan | 59,857 | 2.1 |
| None of the above | 7,051 | 0.3 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 18,774 | - | |
| Total | 2,835,590 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References [edit]
- ^ Tajik elections under threat BBC News, 15 October 1999
- ^ Tajik opposition denounces presidential election BBC News, 7 November 1999
- ^ Tajik president wins second term BBC News, 5 November 1999
- ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p467 ISBN 019924958
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