Azerbaijani presidential election, 1998

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Azerbaijani presidential election, 1998
Azerbaijan
1993 ←
11 October 1998 → 2003

  Heydar Aliyev 1997.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Heydar Aliyev Etibar Mammadov
Party New Azerbaijan Party Azerbaijan National Independence Party
Popular vote 2,556,059 389,662
Percentage 77.6% 11.8%

President before election

Heydar Aliyev
New Azerbaijan Party

Elected President

Heydar Aliyev
New Azerbaijan Party

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Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 11 October 1998.[1] The result was a victory for Heydar Aliyev of the New Azerbaijan Party, who won 77.6% of the vote. Voter turnout was reported to be 78.9%.[2]

Results[edit]

Candidate Party Votes %
Heydar Aliyev New Azerbaijan Party 2,556,059 77.6
Etibar Mammadov Azerbaijan National Independence Party 389,662 11.8
Nizami Suleymanov Independent Azerbaijan Party 270,709 8.2
Firudin Hasanov Azerbaijan Communist Party 29,244 0.9
Ashraf Mehdiyev Endeavour Party 28,809 0.9
Khanhuseyn Kazimli Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party 8,254 0.3
None of the above 10,910 0.3
Invalid/blank votes 64,818 -
Total 3,358,465 100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p364 ISBN 0-19-924958-X