1998 Ecuadorian general election
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31 May 1998 (first round)
12 July 1998 (second round) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Registered | 7,072,496 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 64.16% (first round) 70.13% (second round) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Ecuador portal |
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.