<page_title> 1998 Armenian presidential election </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Robert Kocharyan <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> Independent <col_header> Party </col_header> <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> 58.9 <col_header> Second round </col_header> </cell> </table>
The result was a victory for independent candidate Robert Kocharyan, who won 58.9% of the vote in the second round.