1999 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum

Last updated • a couple of secsFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

1999 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum
Flag of Egypt.svg
  1993 26 September 1999 2005  
Registered23,934,907
Turnout79.21%
  Hosni Mubarak - Official Photo.JPG
Nominee Hosni Mubarak
Party NDP
Popular vote17,554,856
Percentage93.79%

President before election

Hosni Mubarak
NDP

Elected President

Hosni Mubarak
NDP

Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 26 September 1999. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Hosni Mubarak after he was nominated for the post by the People's Assembly. Mubarak was supported by all four main opposition parties, with the exception of the Nasserist Party. [1]

His candidacy was approved by 94% of voters, with voter turnout reported to be 79%. [1]

Background

The People's Assembly nominated Mubarak on 2 June by a vote of 443 to zero, with 11 abstentions. [2]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hosni Mubarak National Democratic Party 17,554,85693.79
Against1,162,5256.21
Total18,717,381100.00
Valid votes18,717,38198.73
Invalid/blank votes240,5121.27
Total votes18,957,893100.00
Registered voters/turnout23,934,90779.21
Source: Direct Democracy

References

  1. 1 2 The Middle East and North Africa 2003. Routledge. 2002. p. 304. ISBN   978-1-85743-132-2.
  2. Hosni Mubarak as President Direct Democracy (in German)