1999 Slovak Presidential Election
15 May 1999 (first round) 29 May 1999 (second round) · Direct election, two rounds · two-round vote
Rudolf Schuster won in the runoff with 57.18% against Vladimír Mečiar on 42.82%. Turnout 73.9%.
President before
Mikuláš Dzurinda (acting)
Elected President
Rudolf Schuster
Winning share
57.2%
second round
Turnout
73.9%
The result
| Rudolf Schuster | Party of Civic Understanding | 1,396,950 | 47.38% | 1,727,481 | 57.18% |
| Vladimír Mečiar | Movement for a Democratic Slovakia | 1,097,956 | 37.24% | 1,293,642 | 42.82% |
| Magdaléna Vášáryová | Independent | 194,635 | 6.60% | — | — |
| Ivan Mjartan | Independent | 105,903 | 3.59% | — | — |
| Ján Slota | Slovak National Party | 73,836 | 2.50% | — | — |
| Boris Zala | Independent | 29,697 | 1.01% | — | — |
| Juraj Švec | Independent | 24,077 | 0.82% | — | — |
| Juraj Lazarčík | Independent | 15,386 | 0.52% | — | — |
| Michal Kováč | Independent | 5,425 | 0.18% | — | — |
| Ján Demikát | Slovak National Alternative | 4,537 | 0.15% | — | — |