1998 Guinean presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Guinea on 14 December 1998. The result was a victory for incumbent President Lansana Conté of the Unity and Progress Party, who received 56.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 71.4%.[1]
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Registered3,719,197
Turnout71.42% (
7.04pp)
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14 December 1998
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| Registered | 3,719,197 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 71.42% ( 7.04pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Lansana Conté | Unity and Progress Party | 1,455,007 | 56.11 | |
| Mamadou Boye Bah | Union for Progress and Renewal | 638,563 | 24.63 | |
| Alpha Condé | Rally of the Guinean People | 429,934 | 16.58 | |
| Jean Marie Doré | Union for the Progress of Guinea | 44,746 | 1.73 | |
| Charles Pascal Tolno | Guinean Peoples' Party | 24,771 | 0.96 | |
| Total | 2,593,021 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,593,021 | 97.62 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 63,092 | 2.38 | ||
| Total votes | 2,656,113 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,719,197 | 71.42 | ||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||