Country: | Togo |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1993 Togolese presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1993 |
Next Election: | 2003 Togolese presidential election |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Image1: | President Gnassingbé Eyadéma of Republic of Togo, West Africa.jpg |
Party1: | Rally of the Togolese People |
Popular Vote1: | 811,837 |
Percentage1: | 52.08% |
Nominee2: | Gilchrist Olympio |
Party2: | Union of Forces for Change |
Popular Vote2: | 532,771 |
Percentage2: | 34.18% |
President | |
Before Election: | Gnassingbé Eyadéma |
After Election: | Gnassingbé Eyadéma |
Before Party: | Rally of the Togolese People |
After Party: | Rally of the Togolese People |
Presidential elections were held in Togo on 21 June 1998. Incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, in power since 1967, was re-elected with 52% 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.
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]
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]