1998 Togolese presidential election

1998 Togolese presidential election

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Nominee Gnassingbé Eyadéma Gilchrist Olympio
Party RPT UFC
Popular vote 811,837 532,771
Percentage 52.08% 34.18%


President before election

Gnassingbé Eyadéma
RPT

Elected President

Gnassingbé Eyadéma
RPT

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.