Azerbaijani presidential election, 1998

Azerbaijani presidential election, 1998
Azerbaijan
11 October 1998
 
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

Candidate Party Votes %
Heydar AliyevNew Azerbaijan Party2,556,05977.6
Etibar MammadovAzerbaijan National Independence Party389,66211.8
Nizami SuleymanovIndependent Azerbaijan Party270,7098.2
Firudin HasanovAzerbaijan Communist Party29,2440.9
Ashraf MehdiyevEndeavour Party28,8090.9
Khanhuseyn KazimliAzerbaijan Social Prosperity Party8,2540.3
None of the above10,910 0.3
Invalid/blank votes64,818-
Total3,358,465100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  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