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1998 Burkinabé presidential election

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1998 Burkinabé presidential election

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Nominee Blaise Compaoré Ram Ouédraogo Frédéric Guirma
Party CDP UGDB RF-ADR
Popular vote 3,329,145 150,796 133,552
Percentage 87% 6% 5%

President before election

Blaise Compaoré
CDP

Elected President

Blaise Compaoré
CDP

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]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Blaise CompaoréCongress for Democracy and Progress1,996,15187.53
Ram OuédraogoUnion of Greens for the Development of Burkina150,7966.61
Frédéric GuirmaRejectors Front – African Democratic Rally133,5525.86
Total2,280,499100.00
Valid votes2,280,49996.23
Invalid/blank votes89,4583.77
Total votes2,369,957100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,226,35856.08
Source: Nohlen et al.[a].
  1. ^ The total number of valid votes (2,280,496) reported by the electoral commission was three less than the total votes received by each candidate

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p146 ISBN 0-19-829645-2