REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 19 APRIL 1998
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Source: IFES website


Parties
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* LIF - Liberales Forum (Liberal Forum)
* OVP - Österreichische Volkspartei (Austrian People's Party) 

Registered Voters:              5,848,584
Votes Cast:                     4,351,272  84.4%
Invalid Votes:                    181,953  02.1%
Valid Votes:                    4,169,319  97.9%

Candidate           Party       Votes      %
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Thomas KLESTIL      ÖVP         2,644,034  63.4%
Gertraud Knoll                    566,551  13.6%
Richard Lugner                    413,066  09.9%
Karl Nowak                         81,043  01.9%
Heide Schmidt       LIF           464,625  11.1%
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Total                           4,169,319
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