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

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Rudolf Schuster

Party of Civic Understanding · 1,396,950 votes

57.18%

second round

Vladimír Mečiar

Movement for a Democratic Slovakia · 1,097,956 votes

42.82%

second round

Magdaléna Vášáryová

Independent · 194,635 votes

6.60%

first round

Ivan Mjartan

Independent · 105,903 votes

3.59%

first round

Ján Slota

Slovak National Party · 73,836 votes

2.50%

first round

Boris Zala

Independent · 29,697 votes

1.01%

first round

Juraj Švec

Independent · 24,077 votes

0.82%

first round

Juraj Lazarčík

Independent · 15,386 votes

0.52%

first round

Michal Kováč

Independent · 5,425 votes

0.18%

first round

Ján Demikát

Slovak National Alternative · 4,537 votes

0.15%

first round


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%	—	—