1999 Syrian presidential election

none Syria 1980 presidential 1991 Syrian presidential election 1991 10 February 1999 2000 Syrian presidential election 2000 Hafez al-Assad's portrait from postage stamp commemorating his re-election as president following the 1999 elections.jpg Hafez al-Assad Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region National Progressive Front (Syria) 8,960,011 99.998% President Hafez al-Assad Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region Elected President Hafez al-Assad Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region 250px Results by governorate Assad: #017b48 90–100% #999999 Election not held File:1999 Presidential election in Syria.jpg Another variant of the presidential election 1999 results, which includes "against" and "invalid votes". Presidential elections were held in Syria on 10 February 1999.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 0-19-924958-X There was only one candidate, incumbent president Hafez al-Assad, with voters asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 99.998% of voters voted in favour with a turnout of 98.5%.Nohlen et al., p228 Assad was re-elected for another seven-year term. However, he died in June 2000, resulting in an early presidential election that year. Results Candidate Party Votes % Hafez al-Assad Ba'ath Party 8,960,011 99.9976% Against 219 0.0024% Total 8,960,230 100.00% Valid votes 8,960,230 99.99% Invalid/blank votes 917 0.01% Total votes 8,961,147 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 9,101,000 98.46% Source: Nohlen et al. References Syria President Category:Presidential elections in Syria Category:Single-candidate elections