1999–2000 Guinea-Bissau general election

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.

1999-2000 Guinea-Bissau presidential election

28 November 1999 (first round)
16 January 2000 (second round)
 
Nominee Kumba Ialá Malam Bacai Sanhá
Party PRS PAIGC
Popular vote 251,193 97,670
Percentage 72.0% 28.0%

President before election

Malam Bacai Sanhá
PAIGC

Elected President

Kumba Ialá
PRS

Voter turnout was 71.9% for the second round of the presidential election.[2]

Results

President

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Kumba IaláParty for Social Renewal143,99638.81251,19372.0
Malam Bacai SanháAfrican Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde86,72423.3797,67028.0
Faustino ImbaliIndependent30,4848.22
Fernando GomesIndependent26,0497.02
João Tátis SáIndependent24,1176.50
Abubacar BaldéNational Union for Democracy and Progress20,1925.44
Bubacar Rachid DjalóUnion for Change12,0263.24
Joaquim BaldéSocial Democratic Party8,6232.32
Salvador TchongóResistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement6,9371.87
José Catengul MendesStruggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea5,3111.43
Mamadú Uri BaldéProgress and Renewal Party3,5800.96
Antonieta Rosa GomesGuinean Civic Forum–Social Democracy2,9860.80
Invalid/blank votes48,38712,746
Total419,412100361,609100
Registered voters/turnout503,00783.1503,00771.9
Source: African Elections Database, Rudebeck

National People's Assembly

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Party for Social Renewal38+26
Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement29+9
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde24–38
Union for Change3–3
Social Democratic Party3New
Democratic Alliance3New
National Union for Democracy and Progress1New
Guinean League for Ecological Protection0
Democratic Social Front1New
Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea0–1
United Social Democratic Party00
Guinean Civic Forum–Social Democracy0New
Party for Renewal and Progress0New
Total432,604100102+2
Source: Rudebeck

References

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