1998 Burkinabé presidential election

1998 Burkinabé presidential election

15 November 1998

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%.

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..