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1998 Ecuadorian general election

Presidential and congressional election in Ecuador

Presidential and congressional election in Ecuador

FieldValue
countryEcuador
previous_election1996 Ecuadorian general election
previous_year1996
next_election2002 Ecuadorian general election
next_year2002
module{{Infobox election
embedyes
election_namePresidential election
typepresidential
election_date31 May 1998 (first round)
12 July 1998 (second round)
registered7,072,496
turnout64.16% (first round)
70.13% (second round)
image1JamilMahuad.jpg
nominee1**Jamil Mahuad**
color13CB371
party1Popular Democracy
running_mate1**Gustavo Noboa**
popular_vote1**2,243,000**
percentage1**51.17%**
image2Álvaro Noboa.jpg
nominee2Álvaro Noboa
party2Ecuadorian Roldosist Party
running_mate2Alfredo Castillo
popular_vote22,140,481
percentage248.83%
map_imagemap =
titlePresident
before_electionFabian Alarcon
before_partyAlfarista Radical Front
after_electionJamil Mahuad
after_partyDemocracia Popular

12 July 1998 (second round) 70.13% (second round)

General elections were held in Ecuador on 31 May 1998, with a second round of the presidential elections on 12 July. The result was a victory for Jamil Mahuad of the Popular Democracy (DP) party, who won the run-off with 51.2% of the vote. The DP alliance also emerged as the largest party in the National Congress, winning 32 of the 120 seats.

Background

Following the 1996 general elections, President Abdalá Bucaram was removed from office by Congress nine months later on grounds of mental incapacity. Fabian Alarcon thereupon took his place as caretaker Head of State.

Contestants

The leading contestants of the six (including two women) vying for the presidency were Jamil Mahuad (DP), the mayor of Quito, and Álvaro Noboa (Ecuadorian Roldosist Party), a wealthy businessman. Campaign debates were marked by personal accusations of drug links and threatened lawsuits between the two rivals, alongside statements on substantive policy questions relating primarily to corruption and the country's ailing economy. Problems in this latter sector (high inflation, budget deficit) had been aggravated by the sociological and infrastructural damage caused by the climatic phenomenon known as El Niño and the worldwide drop in oil prices, Ecuador's main export earner. Mahuad advocated an intense program of private investment to achieve a 5% annual growth rate, privatizations, job creation and housing construction.

Results

President

National Congress

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p380 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p404
  3. Nohlen, p396
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