Azerbaijani presidential election, 1998
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Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 11 October 1998.[1] The result was a victory for Heydar Aliyev of the New Azerbaijan Party, who won 77.6% of the vote. Voter turnout was reported to be 78.9%.[2]
Results
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Heydar Aliyev |
New Azerbaijan Party |
2,556,059 |
77.6 |
Etibar Mammadov |
Azerbaijan National Independence Party |
389,662 |
11.8 |
Nizami Suleymanov |
Independent Azerbaijan Party |
270,709 |
8.2 |
Firudin Hasanov |
Azerbaijan Communist Party |
29,244 |
0.9 |
Ashraf Mehdiyev |
Endeavour Party |
28,809 |
0.9 |
Khanhuseyn Kazimli |
Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party |
8,254 |
0.3 |
None of the above |
10,910 |
0.3 |
Invalid/blank votes |
64,818 |
– |
Total |
3,358,465 |
100 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References