1999 Pashtun legislative election

Pashtun legislative election, 1999

24 June 1999
Turnout	83%
Majority party Minority party   Party National Unity Party Republican Party of Pashtunistan  vote 8,400,672 4,190,543 Percentage 49 24
Ruling party before election None Elected Ruling party National Unity Party

The legislative election took place on 24 June 1999 to elect the country's Wolesi Jirga (House of the People), the lower house of the National Assembly of Pashtunistan. It was the first democratic election in the country's history, implemented with the assistance of the League of Nations about two years after the end of the civil war between the nationalists and the Taliban-aligned groups. Since a military conflict was still ongoing, the armed forces were mobilised to provide security at polling stations and prevent disruptions. The pro-monarchist National Unity Party led by Sultan Kaylani Hachemi received the plurality of the votes, with the Republican Party of Pashtunistan under Abdullah Mohammedzi coming in second. The Taliban and the former Communist Party were banned from participating.

Result

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
National Unity Party	8,400,672	49	122	New
Republican Party of Pashtunistan	4,190,543	24	60	New
Islamic Democratic Party	2,934,800	18	45	New
Other parties and independents	1,579,000	9	22	New
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	17,105,015	100	249
Registered voters/turnout	20,608,452	83%	–	–
Source: Royal Election Committee of Pashtunistan