1999 Slovak presidential election Turnout 73.89% (first round)
First round results by district Second round results by district
Presidential elections were held in Slovakia on 15 May 1999, with a second round on 29 May.[1] Following a constitutional amendment in 1998 that introduced direct presidential elections for the first time,[2] they resulted in a victory for Rudolf Schuster , who received 57% of the vote in the run-off.[3]
Results Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Rudolf Schuster Party of Civic Understanding 1,396,950 47.38 1,727,481 57.18 Vladimír Mečiar Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 1,097,956 37.24 1,293,642 42.82 Magdaléna Vášáryová Independent 194,635 6.60 Ivan Mjartan Independent 105,903 3.59 Ján Slota Slovak National Party 73,836 2.50 Boris Zala Independent 29,697 1.01 Juraj Švec Independent 24,077 0.82 Juraj Lazarčík Independent 15,386 0.52 Michal Kováč [a] Independent 5,425 0.18 Ján Demikát Slovak National Alternative 4,537 0.15 Total 2,948,402 100.00 3,021,123 100.00 Valid votes 2,948,402 98.79 3,021,123 99.08 Invalid/blank votes 36,022 1.21 28,098 0.92 Total votes 2,984,424 100.00 3,049,221 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,038,899 73.89 4,041,181 75.45 Source: Nohlen & Stöver
^ Withdrew from the election,[3] but remained on the ballot paper
References External links Tables of official results
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