Country: | Burkina Faso |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1991 Burkinabé presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1991 |
Election Date: | 15 November 1998 |
Next Election: | 2005 Burkinabé presidential election |
Next Year: | 2005 |
Image1: | Blaise Compaoré 2014-08-05.jpg |
Nominee1: | Blaise Compaoré |
Party1: | CDP |
Popular Vote1: | 3,329,145 |
Percentage1: | 87% |
Nominee2: | Ram Ouédraogo |
Party2: | UGDB |
Popular Vote2: | 150,796 |
Percentage2: | 6% |
Nominee3: | Frédéric Guirma |
Party3: | RF-ADR |
Popular Vote3: | 133,552 |
Percentage3: | 5% |
President | |
Before Election: | Blaise Compaoré |
Before Party: | CDP |
Posttitle: | Elected President |
After Election: | Blaise Compaoré |
After Party: | 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%.[1]