Algeria 1999 Presidential
Election
|
Date of Election
|
April
15, 1999
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes #
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Abdelaziz
Bouteflika (FLN - National Liberation Front) |
7
445 045
|
73.76%
|
| Ahmed
Taleb-Ibrahimi |
1
265 594
|
12.54%
|
| Abdallah
Djaballah (MRN - Movement for National Reform) |
400
080
|
3.96%
|
| Moulaud
Hamrouche (Independent) |
314
160
|
3.11%
|
| Mokdad
Sifi |
226
139
|
2.24%
|
| Youcef
Khatib |
121
414
|
1.20%
|
| Hocine
Aït Ahmed (FFS - Socialist Forces Front) |
32
179
|
0.32%
|
Six of the 7 presidential
candidates officially withdrew before election day. Abdelazzi Bouteflika
became the only remaining candidate in the race.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
# Source: ElectionWatch:
Algeria. [Internet]. IFES/CNN. 26 November 2001.
| Population
Size |
30
932 382
|
| Registered
Voters |
17
488 757
|
|
Total Votes
|
10
652 623
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
60.9%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
-
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Algeria. [Internet]. International IDEA. 24 October 2001.
|
