1999 Central African presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the Central African Republic on 19 September 1999. The result was a victory for incumbent President Ange-Félix Patassé of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People , who received 51% of the vote in the first round, meaning that a second round was not required. Voter turnout was 59%.
Prior to Constitutional Court head Édouard Frank announcing the results, all nine opposition candidates rejected the outcome, claiming the elections were rigged. However, observers stated that any malpractice was not enough to have changed the results.
Results
Candidate Party Votes % Ange-Félix Patassé Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People 517,993 51.33 André Kolingba Central African Democratic Rally 194,486 19.27 David Dacko Movement for Democracy and Development 111,868 11.09 Abel Goumba Patriotic Front for Progress 66,218 6.56 Henri Pouzère Independent 42,038 4.17 Jean-Paul Ngoupandé National Unity Party 31,952 3.17 Enoch Derant Lakoué Social Democratic Party 13,344 1.32 Charles Massi Democratic Forum for Modernity 13,143 1.30 Fidèle Gouandjika Independent 9,431 0.93 Joseph Abossolo Independent 8,626 0.85 Total 1,009,099 100.00 Valid votes 1,003,304 99.26 Invalid/blank votes 7,440 0.74 Total votes 1,010,744 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,709,086 59.14 Source: EISA
References
Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database
President Reelected in Central Africa Los Angeles Times
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