1993 Azerbaijani presidential election

1993 Azerbaijani presidential election
3 October 1993
 
Nominee Heydar Aliyev Kerar Abilov
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

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

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

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Heydar AliyevNew Azerbaijan Party3,919,923
Kerar AbilovUnited Azerbaijan Party40,298
Zakir TağıyevAzerbaijan Endeavour Party
None of the above
Total
Total votes3,966,327–
Registered voters/turnout97.6
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  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
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