Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 11 October 1998.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 The result was a victory for Heydar Aliyev of the New Azerbaijan Party, who received 78% of the vote. Voter turnout was reported to be 79%.Nohlen et al., p364
The election occurred under the context in which Heydar Aliyev had cemented "complete political control" of Azerbaijan, as his party controlled the legislature and the state dominated the media. The main opposition parties in Azerbaijan boycotted the election with the exception of Etibar Mammadov. Election monitors noted ballot stuffing and allegations of fabricated vote counts. After the election, Mammadov challenged the election before Azerbaijan's Supreme Court, which rejected his appeal.
An independent assessment of the vote put the outcome at 50-60% for Aliyev and 25% for Mammadov.
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