Burkinabé presidential election, 1998

Burkina Faso

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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

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
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.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p146 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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