| 词条 | 1998 Gabonese presidential election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CampaignIn late July 1998, the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) called for Bongo to run for re-election, praising him as a "trump card for the third millennium". Also in July, the opposition National Woodcutters' Rally (RNB) split into two factions, one headed by Paul M'ba Abessole and one headed by Pierre-Andre Kombila, after Kombila was expelled from the party.[3] Pierre Mamboundou of the Union of the Gabonese People (UPG) ran as the candidate of the High Council of the Resistance, a coalition of opposition parties that included the UPG, the African Forum for Reconstruction, the Mebiame Group, MORENA–Original and the Socialist Emancipation Movement of the People.[4][5] The Gabonese Progress Party (PGP) of Pierre-Louis Agondjo Okawé supported Mamboundou.[6]Opinion pollsThe publication of opinion polls was prohibited by the National Communication Council during the week immediately preceding the election.[7] ResultsAccording to final results from the Constitutional Court, Bongo won the election with 66.88% of the vote. Mamboundou officially placed second with 16.54% of the vote.[8][9] Mamboundou denounced the official results as an "electoral coup d'etat" and called on the people to begin a "graduated response" by engaging in a stay at home ("ghost city") protest.[9] Following the election, he alleged that commandos sent by the government tried to kill him on 12 December 1998.[10] While Mamboundou's call for people to stay at home was mostly ignored in Libreville, Port-Gentil was reportedly "paralysed".[11]
AftermathJean-François Ntoutoume Emane was Bongo's campaign manager during the election, and he was subsequently appointed as Prime Minister in January 1999.[12]References1. ^Gabon presidential election {{Gabonese elections}}2. ^Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p404 {{ISBN|0-19-829645-2}} 3. ^"GABON: Ruling party seeks Bongo re-election", IRIN-WA Update 259 of Events in West Africa, 25–27 July 1998. 4. ^"Gabon: Two presidential candidates declared", Africa No 1 radio (nl.newsbank.com), 6 June 1998. 5. ^Elections in Gabon African Elections Database 6. ^"Gabon: Opposition leader says President Bongo prisoner of his own men", Radio France Internationale (nl.newsbank.com), 24 August 1999. 7. ^"GABON: Presidential candidate accused of gun running", IRIN-West Africa update 349, 30 November 1998. 8. ^"Gabon: Opposition leader protests at results, alleges assassination attempt", Radio France Internationale (nl.newsbank.com), 13 December 1998. 9. ^1 "GABON: Opposition calls for strike action to protest election results", IRIN-West Africa Update 359, 14 December 1998. 10. ^"U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2000 - Gabon", UNHCR.org, 26 February 2001. 11. ^"Gabon: Port Gentil "paralysed" by opposition strike", Africa No 1 radio (nl.newsbank.com), 15 December 1998. 12. ^"New prime minister for Gabon", BBC News, 23 January 1999. 4 : Presidential elections in Gabon|1998 elections in Africa|1998 in Gabon|Election and referendum articles with incomplete results |
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