1999_Syrian_presidential_election

1999 Syrian presidential election

1999 Syrian presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Syria on 10 February 1999.[1] There was only one candidate, incumbent president Hafez al-Assad, with voters asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 100% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 98%.[2] Assad was re-elected for another seven-year term. However, he died in June 2000, resulting in an early presidential election that year.

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  1. [1]
    Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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    Nohlen et al., p228
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