1993 Azerbaijani presidential election

1993 Azerbaijani presidential election

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Nominee Heydar Aliyev Kerar Abilov  [ az ] Party New Azerbaijan United Azerbaijan Popular vote 3,919,923 40,298

President before election Heydar Aliyev New Azerbaijan Elected President Heydar Aliyev New Azerbaijan

Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 3 October 1993. ^[1] The result was a victory for incumbent president Heydar Aliyev of the New Azerbaijan Party, who won with nearly 99% of the vote. Election monitors characterized the elections as neither free nor fair. ^[2]

Voter turnout was reported to be 98%. ^[3]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Heydar Aliyev	New Azerbaijan Party	3,919,923
	Kerar Abilov  [ az ]	United Azerbaijan Party	40,298
	Zakir Tağıyev  [ az ]	Azerbaijan Endeavour Party
None of the above
Total
Total votes			3,966,327	–
Registered voters/turnout				97.6
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
2. Ottaway, Marina (2003). Democracy Challenged: The Rise of Semi-Authoritarianism. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. p. 57. ISBN   978-0-87003-195-3.
3. Nohlen et al., p364