Guinean presidential election, 1998
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Presidential elections were held in Guinea
on 14 December 1998. The result was a victory for incumbent President Lansana Conté
of the Party of Unity and Progress, who won 56.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 71.4%.
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
on 14 December 1998. The result was a victory for incumbent President Lansana Conté
Lansana Conté
Lansana Conté was the second President of Guinea from 3 April 1984 until his death. He was a Muslim and a member of the Susu ethnic group.-Early life:...
of the Party of Unity and Progress, who won 56.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 71.4%.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansana Conté Lansana Conté Lansana Conté was the second President of Guinea from 3 April 1984 until his death. He was a Muslim and a member of the Susu ethnic group.-Early life:... |
Party of Unity and Progress | 1,455,007 | 56.1 |
| Mamadou Bah Mamadou Bah Mamadou Diouldé Bah is a Guinean footballer. He currently plays for the German club VfB Stuttgart.- Career :Bah began his career at Friguiabé FC before joining Athlético de Coléah in 2005... |
Union for Progress and Renewal Union for Progress and Renewal (Guinea) The Union for Progress and Renewal is an opposition political party in Guinea. In the parliamentary election held on 30 June 2002, the party won 26.63 % of the popular vote and 20 out of 114 seats. A section of the party boycotted the 2002 election, and it later formed the Union of Democratic... |
638,563 | 24.6 |
| Alpha Condé Alpha Condé Alpha Condé is a Guinean politician who has been President of Guinea since December 2010. He was a political science professor at the University of Paris and spent decades in opposition to a succession of regimes in Guinea, unsuccessfully running against President Lansana Conté in the 1993 and... |
Rally of the Guinean People Rally of the Guinean People The Rally of the Guinean People is a political party in Guinea. The RPG is the current ruling party in the country and is led by Alpha Condé. It is mainly based amongst the Mandinka population.... |
429,934 | 16.6 |
| Jean Marie Doré | Union for the Progress of Guinea | 44,476 | 1.7 |
| Charles Pascal Tolno | Guinean Peoples' Party | 24,771 | 1.0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 63,092 | ||
| Total | 2,656,113 | 100 | |