1998 Burkinabé presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Burkina Faso on 15 November 1998. They were boycotted by the major opposition parties and resulted in a victory for incumbent President Blaise Compaoré. Voter turnout was 56.1%.[1]
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Parliament
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Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Blaise Compaoré | Congress for Democracy and Progress | 1,996,151 | 87.5 |
Ram Ouédraogo | Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina | 150,796 | 6.6 |
Frédéric Guirma | Rejectors Front – African Democratic Rally | 133,552 | 5.9 |
Invalid/blank votes | 89,458 | – | |
Total | 2,369,954 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,226,358 | 56.1 | |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
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References
- Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p146 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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