Slovak presidential election, 1999

Slovak Presidential election

← 1998 15 and 29 May 1999 2004 →
Nominee Rudolf Schuster Vladimír Mečiar Party SOP HZDS Popular vote 1,727,481 1,293,642 Percentage 57.18% 42.81%
President before election Mikuláš Dzurinda (acting) Elected President Rudolf Schuster

Mikuláš Dzurinda (acting)

Rudolf Schuster

Presidential elections were held in Slovakia on 15 May 1999, with a second round on 29 May. Following a constitutional amendment in 1998 that introduced direct presidential elections for the first time, they resulted in a victory for Rudolf Schuster, who received 57.2% of the vote in the run-off.

^a Kováč withdrew from the election, but remained on the ballot paper.

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