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1999 Slovak presidential election Turnout 73.89% (first round) 75.45% (second round)
First round results by district
Second round results by district
Presidential elections were held in Slovakia on 15 May 1999, with a second round on 29 May.[ 1] Following a constitutional amendment in 1998 that introduced direct presidential elections for the first time,[ 2] they resulted in a victory for Rudolf Schuster , who received 57% of the vote in the run-off.[ 3]
Candidate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Rudolf Schuster Party of Civic Understanding 1,396,950 47.38 1,727,481 57.18 Vladimír Mečiar Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 1,097,956 37.24 1,293,642 42.82 Magdaléna Vášáryová Independent 194,635 6.60 Ivan Mjartan [sk ] Independent 105,903 3.59 Ján Slota Slovak National Party 73,836 2.50 Boris Zala Independent 29,697 1.01 Juraj Švec [sk ] Independent 24,077 0.82 Juraj Lazarčík [sk ] Independent 15,386 0.52 Michal Kováč [ a] Independent 5,425 0.18 Ján Demikát [sk ] Slovak National Alternative 4,537 0.15 Total 2,948,402 100.00 3,021,123 100.00 Valid votes 2,948,402 98.79 3,021,123 99.08 Invalid/blank votes 36,022 1.21 28,098 0.92 Total votes 2,984,424 100.00 3,049,221 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,038,899 73.89 4,041,181 75.45 Source: Nohlen & Stöver
^ Withdrew from the election,[ 3] but remained on the ballot paper
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