1999 Central African presidential election

Presidential elections were held in the Central African Republic on 19 September 1999. The result was a victory for incumbent President Ange-Félix Patassé of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People, who received 51.33% of the vote in the first round, meaning that a second round was not required. Voter turnout was 59.1%.[1]

Prior to Constitutional Court head Edouard Franck announcing the results, all nine opposition candidates rejected the outcome, claiming the elections were rigged. However, observers stated that any malpractice was not enough to have changed the results.[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Ange-Félix Patassé	Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People	517,993	51.33
André Kolingba	Central African Democratic Rally	194,486	19.27
David Dacko	Movement for Democracy and Development	111,868	11.09
Abel Goumba	Patriotic Front for Progress	66,218	6.56
Henri Pouzère	Independent	42,038	4.17
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé	National Unity Party	31,952	3.17
Enoch Derant Lakoué	Social Democratic Party	13,344	1.32
Charles Massi	Democratic Forum for Modernity	13,143	1.30
Fidèle Gouandjika	Independent	9,431	0.93
Joseph Abossolo	Independent	8,626	0.85
Invalid/blank votes		7,440	–
Total		1,010,744	100
Registered voters/turnout		1,709,086	59.14
Source: EISA

References

1. Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database
2. President Reelected in Central Africa Los Angeles Times 3 October 1999