1999 Tajik presidential election

1999 Tajik presidential election

6 November 1999
Registered2,866,578
Turnout98.92% ( 3.91pp)
 
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

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, amid claims that the government obstructed candidates from registering as candidates, described the result as illegal.

International observers were also critical of the elections, particularly regarding the issues of candidate registration, media access and voting irregularities, including multiple voting. The incumbent government had tight control over media, preventing independent and opposition perspectives.

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