1998 Ecuadorian general election

General elections were held in Ecuador on 31 May 1998, with a second round of the presidential elections on 12 July.[1] 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.[2] The DP alliance also emerged as the largest party in the National Congress, winning 32 of the 120 seats.[3]

1998 Ecuadorian general election
30 May 1998 (first round)
12 July 1998 (second round)
 
Nominee Jamil Mahuad Álvaro Noboa
Party Popular Democracy PRE
Running mate Gustavo Noboa Alfredo Castillo
Popular vote 2,243,000 2,140,481
Percentage 51.17% 48.83%
Map of results of the second round by provinces.
President before election

Fabian Alarcon
FRA

 Elected President

Jamil Mahuad
DP

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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
Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Jamil MahuadPopular Democracy1,342,11434.92,243,00051.2
Álvaro NoboaEcuadorian Roldosist Party1,022,66726.62,140,48148.8
Rodrigo Borja CevallosDemocratic Left619,58116.1
Freddy EhlersPachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country566,91714.7
Rosalía ArteagaIndependent Movement for an Authentic Republic195,0005.1
Maria Eugenia LimaDemocratic People's Movement97,5222.5
Invalid/blank votes694,021–576,594–
Total4,537,8221004,960,075100
Registered voters/turnout7,072,49664.27,072,49670.1
Source: Nohlen

National Congress
Party Nationwide District Seats +/–
Votes % Votes %
Social Christian Party839,56723.85,114,36923.526–1
Popular Democracy669,47319.06,008,94027.632+21
Ecuadorian Roldosist Party628,26517.84,429,11420.324+5
Democratic Left544,08815.43,006,73713.815+11
Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country325,3659.2127,8910.65–3
Democratic People's Movement151,0964.3980,2534.520
FRA54,1371.5559,5482.63+3
Concentration of People's Forces37,5071.1241,0021.10–1
Ecuadorian Revolutionary Popular Action28,8370.8180,3990.80–2
National Alfarismo Party51,5151.5––13–
Latin American People's Union14,0430.4145,4100.7
Other parties––980,2534.5
Invalid/blank votes1,009,881–953,033–––
Total4,537,8221003,478,524100120+38
Registered voters/turnout7,072,49664.27,072,49649.2––
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Nohlen, D (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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