1999 Djiboutian presidential election

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9 April 1999 (1999-04-09)

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President before election

Hassan Gouled Aptidon
RPP

Elected President

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
RPP

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Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 9 April 1999. Following the retirement of Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had served as President since independence in 1977, his nephew Ismail Omar Guelleh won the nomination of the ruling People's Rally for Progress. His only opponent was Ahmed-Idriss Moussa who ran as an independent, with the support of the National Democratic Party-Democratic Renewal Party coalition. The result was victory for Guelleh, who won 74% of the vote.

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ismaïl Omar Guelleh	People's Rally for Progress	76,853	74.02
	Ahmed-Idriss Moussa	Independent	26,972	25.98
Total			103,825	100.00

Valid votes			103,825	98.86
Invalid/blank votes			1,200	1.14
Total votes			105,025	100.00
Source: African Elections Database

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