Djiboutian presidential election, 1999

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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.^[1]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Ismail Omar Guelleh	People's Rally for Progress	76,853	74.02
Ahmed-Idriss Moussa	Independent	26,972	25.98
Invalid/blank votes		1,200	-
Total		105,025	100

References

1. ^ Elections in Djibouti African Elections database