Burkinabé presidential election, 1998
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Presidential elections were held in Burkina Faso
on 15 November 1998. Boycotted by the major opposition parties, the result was a victory for incumbent President Blaise Compaoré
. Voter turnout was 56.1%.
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
on 15 November 1998. Boycotted by the major opposition parties, the result was a victory for incumbent President Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré has been the President of Burkina Faso since 1987 following a coup d'état that ousted then-President Thomas Sankara. In 2011, a mutiny by soldiers over unpaid housing allowances forced him to flee the capital for his hometown...
. Voter turnout was 56.1%.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaise Compaoré Blaise Compaoré Blaise Compaoré has been the President of Burkina Faso since 1987 following a coup d'état that ousted then-President Thomas Sankara. In 2011, a mutiny by soldiers over unpaid housing allowances forced him to flee the capital for his hometown... |
Congress for Democracy and Progress Congress for Democracy and Progress The Congress for Democracy and Progress is the ruling political party in Burkina Faso. Its President is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.... |
1,996,151 | 87.5 |
| Ram Ouédraogo Ram Ouédraogo Ram Ouédraogo is a Burkinabé politician and leader of the Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina party.Ouédraogo was born in Agboville, Côte d'Ivoire, to Burkinabé parents from Passoré Province... |
Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina Faso | 150,796 | 6.6 |
| Fredéric Guima | Rejectors Front - African Democratic Rally | 133,552 | 5.9 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 89,458 | ||
| Total | 2,369,954 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||