1998 Azerbaijani presidential election

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Nominee Heydar Aliyev Etibar Mammadov Party New Azerbaijan AMİP Popular vote 2,556,059 389,662 Percentage 77.61% 11.83%

President before election Heydar Aliyev New Azerbaijan Elected President Heydar Aliyev New Azerbaijan

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Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 11 October 1998.^[1] The result was a victory for Heydar Aliyev of the New Azerbaijan Party, who received 78% of the vote. Voter turnout was reported to be 79%.^[2]

The election occurred under the context in which Heydar Aliyev had cemented "complete political control" of Azerbaijan, as his party controlled the legislature and the state dominated the media.^[3] The main opposition parties in Azerbaijan boycotted the election with the exception of Etibar Mammadov.^[3] Election monitors noted that there was a ballot stuffing and allegations of fabricated vote counts.^[3] After the election, Mammadov appealed the election to Azerbaijan's Supreme Court, which rejected his appeal.^[3]

An independent assessment of the vote put the outcome at 50-60% for Aliyev and 25% for Mammadov.^[3]

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