Maldivian presidential election, 1998
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Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 16 October 1998.[1] Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was the sole candidate nominated by Parliament. His candidacy was approved by 90.9% of voters, with a turnout of 76.2%.[2]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | 86.504 | 90.9 | |
| Against | 8,664 | 9.1 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 761 | – | |
| Total | 95,929 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p591 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p594
