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]
Results Candidate Party Votes % Blaise Compaoré Congress for Democracy and Progress 1,996,151 87.53 Ram Ouédraogo Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina 150,796 6.61 Frédéric Guirma Rejectors Front – African Democratic Rally 133,552 5.86 Total 2,280,499 100.00 Valid votes 2,280,499 96.23 Invalid/blank votes 89,458 3.77 Total votes 2,369,957 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,226,358 56.08 Source: Nohlen et al. [ a]
^ 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
^ Dieter Nohlen , Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook , p146 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
