1993 Azerbaijani presidential election

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1993 Azerbaijani presidential election

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Nominee Heydar Aliyev Kerar Abilov [az]
Party New Azerbaijan United Azerbaijan
Popular vote 3,919,923 40,298

President before election

Heydar Aliyev
New Azerbaijan

Elected President

Heydar Aliyev
New Azerbaijan

Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 3 October 1993.[1] The result was a victory for Heydar Aliyev of the New Azerbaijan Party who won with nearly 99% of the vote. Election monitors characterized the election as neither free nor fair.[2]

Voter turnout was reported to be 98%.[3]

Results[edit]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Heydar AliyevNew Azerbaijan Party3,919,923
Kerar Abilov [az]United Azerbaijan Party40,298
Zakir Tağıyev [az]Muslim Social Democratic Party
None of the above
Total
Total votes3,966,327
Registered voters/turnout97.6
Source: Nohlen et al.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Ottaway, Marina (2003). Democracy Challenged: The Rise of Semi-Authoritarianism. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-87003-195-3.
  3. ^ Nohlen et al., p364