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 99.998% of voters voted in favour with a turnout of 98.5%.[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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10 February 1999
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 Results by governorate Assad: 90–100% Election not held | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Another variant of the presidential election 1999 results, which includes "against" and "invalid votes". | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafez al-Assad | Ba'ath Party | 8,960,011 | 99.9976% |
| Against | 219 | 0.0024% | |
| Total | 8,960,230 | 100.00% | |
| Valid votes | 8,960,230 | 99.99% | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 917 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 8,961,147 | 100.00% | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,101,000 | 98.46% | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||