1999–2000 Guinea-Bissau general election explained
| Country: | Guinea-Bissau |
| Module: | | Previous Election: | 1994 Guinea-Bissau general election | | Previous Year: | 1994 | | Next Election: | 2005 Guinea-Bissau presidential election | | Next Year: | 2005 | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Presidential election | | Type: | presidential | | Election Date: | 28 November 1999 (first round)
16 January 2000 (second round) | | Image1: | Koumbayala.jpg | | Nominee1: | Kumba Ialá | | Party1: | Party for Social Renewal | | Popular Vote1: | 251,193 | | Percentage1: | 72.00% | | Nominee2: | Malam Bacai Sanhá | | Party2: | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde | | Popular Vote2: | 97,670 | | Percentage2: | 28.00% | | President | | Before Election: | Malam Bacai Sanhá | | Before Party: | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde | | After Election: | Kumba Ialá | | After Party: | Party for Social Renewal | | Module: | | Election Name: | Parliamentary election | | Previous Election: | 1994 | | Previous Year: | 1994 | | Next Election: | 2004 | | Embed: | yes | | Next Year: | 2004 | | Election Date: | 28 November 1999 | | Party3: | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde | | Leader3: | Malam Bacai Sanhá | | Percentage3: | 18.04 | | Last Election3: | 62 | | Seats3: | 24 | | Party1: | Party for Social Renewal | | Leader1: | Kumba Ialá | | Percentage1: | 29.71 | | Last Election1: | 12 | | Seats1: | 38 | | Party2: | Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement | | Leader2: | Salvador Tchongó | | Percentage2: | 19.79 | | Last Election2: | 20 | | Seats2: | 29 | | Party4: | Union for Change | | Leader4: | Bubacar Rachid Djaló | | Percentage4: | 7.86 | | Last Election4: | 6 | | Seats4: | 3 | | Party5: | Social Democratic Party (Guinea-Bissau) | | Leader5: | Joaquim Baldé | | Percentage5: | 5.60 | | Last Election5: | new | | Seats5: | 3 | | Party6: | Democratic Alliance (Guinea-Bissau) | | Leader6: | Jorge Mandinga | | Percentage6: | 4.96 | | Last Election6: | new | | Seats6: | 3 | | Party7: | National Union for Democracy and Progress (Guinea-Bissau) | | Leader7: | Abubácar Baldé | | Percentage7: | 4.06 | | Last Election7: | new | | Seats7: | 1 | | Party8: | Democratic Social Front | | Leader8: | Rafael Paula Barbosa | | Percentage8: | 2.56 | | Last Election8: | new | | Seats8: | 1 | | Map: | 1999 Guinea-Bissau legislative election - Results by constituency.svg | | Prime Minister | | Before Election: | Francisco Fadul | | Before Party: | Independent | | After Election: | Francisco Fadul | | After Party: | Independent |
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General elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 28 November 1999, with a second round for the presidential election on 16 January 2000. The presidential election resulted in a victory for opposition leader Kumba Ialá of the Party for Social Renewal (PRS), who defeated Malam Bacai Sanhá of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. The PRS were also victorious in the National People's Assembly election, winning 38 of the 102 seats.[1] This was the first time an opposition party won an election since the country's independence in the 1970s.
Voter turnout was 72% for the second round of the presidential election.[2]
Results
National People's Assembly
Notes and References
- http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2133_99.htm Guinea-Bissau: Parliamentary Chamber: Assembleia nacional popular: Elections held in 1999
- http://africanelections.tripod.com/gw.html Elections in Guinea-Bissau
