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1998 Gabonese presidential election information


1998 Gabonese presidential election
1998 Gabonese presidential election
← 1993 6 December 1998 2005 →
 
Candidate Omar Bongo Pierre Mamboundou Paul Mba Abessole
Party PDG UPG RNB
Popular vote 211,955 52,278 41,701
Percentage 66.88% 16.50% 13.16%

President before election

Omar Bongo
PDG

Elected President

Omar Bongo
PDG

Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 6 December 1998. Incumbent President Omar Bongo, in power since 1967, sought a seven-year term against five other candidates. It was Gabon's second multi-party presidential election and, despite low turnout and polling problems, Bongo won the election with 66.88% of the vote.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Gabon presidential election". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p404 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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