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Presidential elections were held in Armenia on 16 March 1998, with a second round on 30 March.[1] The result was a victory for independent candidate Robert Kocharyan, who won 58.9% of the vote in the second round. Turnout was 63.5% in the first round and 68.1% in the second.[2]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Robert Kocharyan | Independent | 545,938 | 38.5 | 908,613 | 58.9 |
| Karen Demirchyan | Socialist Party | 431,967 | 30.5 | 618,764 | 40.1 |
| Vazgen Manukyan | National Democratic Union | 172,449 | 12.2 | ||
| Sergej Badalyan | Armenian Communist Party | 155,023 | 109.9 | ||
| Paruyr Hayrikyan | National Union for Self-Determination | 76,212 | 5.4 | ||
| David Shamazaryan | Independent | 6,798 | 0.5 | ||
| Artashes Geghamyan | National Accord Party | 6,314 | 0.4 | ||
| Vigen Khachatryan | Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia | 3,999 | 0.3 | ||
| Hrant Khachatryan | Constitutional Rights Union | 2,943 | 0.2 | ||
| Aram Sargsyan | Democratic Party of Armenia | 2,710 | 0.2 | ||
| Yuri Mkrtchyan | Independent | 2,511 | 0.2 | ||
| Ashot Bleyan | New Path | 1,559 | 0.1 | ||
| None of the above | 9,509 | 0.7 | 14,890 | 1.0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 38,177 | - | 25,435 | - | |
| Total | 1,456,109 | 100 | 1,567,702 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||||
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