1999 Bolivian municipal elections
Party Votes % of votes Seats % of seats
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement ( MNR ) 408,824 20.4% 463 27.2%
Revolutionary Left Movement ( MIR ) 319,399 16.0% 318 18.7%
Nationalist Democratic Action ( ADN ) 292,803 14.6% 354 20.8%
Solidarity Civic Unity ( UCS ) 237,094 11.8% 156 9.2%
New Republican Force ( NFR ) 166,173 8.3% 93 5.5%
Without Fear Movement ( MSM ) 116,652 5.8% 47 2.8%
Free Bolivia Movement ( MBL ) 89,505 4.5% 84 4.9%
Conscience of the Fatherland ( CONDEPA ) 80,857 4.0% 35 2.1%
Movement for Socialism ( MAS ) 65,425 3.3% 81 4.8%
Socialist Party ( PS-1 ) 55,823 2.8% 22
VR-9 43,713 2.2% ?
Bolivian Socialist Falange ( FSB ) 43,364 2.2% ?
Revolutionary Left Front ( FRI ) 37,833 1.9% 17
Communist Party of Bolivia ( PCB ) 22,502 1.1% 22 1.3%
Democratic National Katarism ( KND ) 8,216 0.4%
Christian Democratic Party ( PDC ) 7,538 0.4%
Popular Patriotic Movement ( MPP ) 4,607 0.2%
Revolutionary Liberation Movement Tupaq Katari ( MRTKL ) 1,473 0.1% 2
Total 2,001,801 100% 1700 100%
Results
Municipal elections were held in Bolivia, on December 5, 1999, in all 311 municipalities across the country. The elections marked a milestone in the continuous deterioration of the political influence of the traditional parties. In 23 municipalities the mayors were elected through direct popular vote, in other municipalities the mayors were elected by the respective municipal council.