Togolese presidential election, 1998

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Presidential elections were held in Togo on 21 June 1998. Incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, in power since 1967, was re-elected with 52.1% of the vote according to official results. The opposition disputed this and claimed that Gilchrist Olympio of the Union of the Forces of Change (UFC) had won.

Campaign

Léopold Gnininvi of the Democratic Convention of African Peoples (CPDA) was the first declared candidate in the election, followed by Eyadéma, the candidate of the Rally of the Togolese People (RPT), and Yawovi Agboyibo of the Action Committee for Renewal (CAR).[1]

Results

The Constitutional Court declared the final results on 10 July 1998. Eyadéma was sworn in on 24 July at a ceremony in the National Assembly, which was boycotted by the opposition.[1]

Candidate Party Votes %
Gnassingbé EyadémaRally for the Togolese People811,83752.1
Gilchrist OlympioUnion of Forces for Change532,77134.2
Yawovi AgboyiboAction Committee for Renewal149,0069.5
Zarifou AyévaParty for Democracy and Renewal47,0783.0
Léopold GnininviDemocratic Convention of African Peoples12,7150.8
Jacques AmouzouUnion of Independent Liberals5,4610.4
Invalid/blank votes28,159
Total1,587,027100
Registered voters/turnout2,273,19069.8
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. 1 2 "DÉMOCRATISATION À LA TOGOLAISE" ("CHRONOLOGIE"), Tètè Tété, 1998 (diastode.org) (French).


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