1999 Djiboutian presidential election

1999 Djiboutian presidential election

9 April 1999 (1999-04-09)

Nominee Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Ahmed-Idriss Moussa Party RPP Independent Alliance UMP Popular vote 76,853 26,972 Percentage 74.02% 25.98%

Results by region

President before election Hassan Gouled Aptidon RPP Elected President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh RPP

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.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ismaïl Omar Guelleh	People's Rally for Progress	76,853	74.02
	Ahmed-Idriss Moussa	Independent	26,972	25.98
Total			103,825	100.00
Valid votes			103,825	98.86
Invalid/blank votes			1,200	1.14
Total votes			105,025	100.00
Source: African Elections Database