General elections were held in

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on 24 May 1998, except in the Moyeni constituency, where voting was postponed until 1 August due to the death of one of the candidates. The result was a comprehensive victory for the new

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, which claimed 79 of the 80 seats. The party was formed by a breakaway from the

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, which had won the 1993 elections. Of the 1,017,753 registered voters, there were 593,955 valid votes.

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, Michael Krennerich & Berhnard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p501

Results

References

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