1998 Burkinabé presidential election

First re-election of Blaise Compaoré April 2026 Burkina Faso presidential 1991 Burkinabé presidential election 1991 15 November 1998 2005 Burkinabé presidential election 2005 130x130px Blaise Compaoré 2014-08-05.jpg Blaise Compaoré Congress for Democracy and Progress 3,329,145 87.53% Ram Ouédraogo 3x4.svg UVDB 150,796 6.61% Frédéric Guirma (cropped).jpg Frédéric Guirma African Democratic Rally (Burkina Faso) 133,552 5.86% President Blaise Compaoré Congress for Democracy and Progress Elected President Blaise Compaoré Congress for Democracy and Progress 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, who was re-elected with 88% of the vote. Voter turnout was 56%.Compaore's decision to bid for re-election raises opposition hackles https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/55816/burkina-faso-compaores-decision-bid-re-election-raises-opposition-hackles The New Humanitarian 21 April 2026 en 11 August 2005Elections in Africa: A data handbook Dieter Nohlen Michael Krennerich Bernhard Thibaut 1999 Oxford University Press 0-19-829645-2 126–130 Background The Burkinabé constitution had previously limited a president to two terms of seven years, but in 1997 the National Assembly amended the constitution to abolish term limits. The elections were also the first in Burkina Faso to be overseen by an independent electoral commission. Opposition parties had issued a demand for independent oversight in February 1998, with the new commission created in May. Outside observers reported that the elections were generally free and fair, despite the opposition boycott.Polity5 Regime Narratives: Burkina Faso 2018 Center for Systemic Peace https://www.systemicpeace.org/polity/P5BurkinaFaso2018.pdf 21 April 2026 2 Results Blaise Compaoré Congress for Democracy and Progress 1996151 Ram Ouédraogo Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina 150796 Frédéric Guirma Rejectors Front – African Democratic Rally 133552 89458 4226358 Nohlen et al.The total number of valid votes (2,280,496) reported by the electoral commission was three less than the total votes received by each candidate Aftermath A month after the elections journalist Norbert Zongo was murdered. His newspaper had recently published articles accusing Compaoré's brother of complicity in the torture and murder of a chauffeur who worked at the Presidential Palace.Keita Mohamed In Norbert Zongo case, 12 years of impunity https://cpj.org/2010/12/in-norbert-zongo-case-12-years-of-impunity/ Committee to Protect Journalists 21 April 2026 14 December 2010 Public outrage over Zongo's murder led to a set of governmental reforms including the reinstitution of term limits. The 1998 elections began Compaoré's second term, and in principle should have disqualified him from running in future elections. However, he ran for re-election in 2005, claiming that the term limit changes did not apply retroactively. Notes References Category:Presidential elections in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Presidential