Presidential elections were held in
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
on 26 September 1999. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011 and the 41st Prime Minister of Egypt, prime minister from 1981 to ...
after he was nominated for the post by the
People's Assembly. Mubarak was supported by all four main opposition parties, with the exception of the
Nasserist Party.
[
His candidacy was approved by 94% of voters, with voter turnout reported to be 79%.]
Background
The People's Assembly nominated Mubarak on 2 June by a vote of 443 to zero, with 11 abstentions.Hosni Mubarak as President
Direct Democracy
Results
References
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
Presidential
Referendums in Egypt
Single-candidate elections
Presidential
Hosni Mubarak
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