1999 Tajik presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Tajikistan on 6 November 1999. They were won by the incumbent, Emomali Rahmonov, who received 98% 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 irregularities, including multiple voting.[3]

1999 Tajik presidential election

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Turnout98.92%
 
Nominee Emomali Rahmonov Davlat Usmon
Party PDP Islamic Renaissance
Popular vote 2,749,908 59,857
Percentage 97.62% 2.12%

Results by district

President before election

Emomali Rahmonov
PDP

Elected President

Emomali Rahmonov
PDP

Turnout was reported to be 99% of the 2,866,578 registered voters.[4]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Emomali RahmonovPeople's Democratic Party2,749,90897.62
Davlat UsmonIslamic Renaissance Party59,8572.12
Against all7,0510.25
Total2,816,816100.00
Valid votes2,816,81699.34
Invalid/blank votes18,7740.66
Total votes2,835,590100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,866,57898.92
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Tajik elections under threat BBC News, 15 October 1999
  2. ^ Tajik opposition denounces presidential election BBC News, 7 November 1999
  3. ^ Tajik president wins second term BBC News, 5 November 1999
  4. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p467 ISBN 0-19-924958-X