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.
1999 Syrian presidential election|
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Hafez al-Assad | Ba'ath Party | 8,960,011 | 100.00 |
| Against | 219 | 0.00 |
| Total | 8,960,230 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 8,960,230 | 99.99 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 917 | 0.01 |
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| Total votes | 8,961,147 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 9,101,000 | 98.46 |
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| Source: Nohlen et al. |
