2008 Riganian presidential election

The 2008 Riganian presidential election was held on 2 and 9 September 2008. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The election was won by an independent, Lisandro Matos.
Summary of the election results
Candidates	Candidates 	Parties 	Parties 	1st round	1st round	2nd round	2nd round
Candidates	Candidates 	Parties 	Parties 	Votes 	% 	Votes 	%
 	Lisandro Matos 	Independent 	Independent	22,515 	19.84 	54,964 	59.69
 	Victor Mosmatta	Communist Party of Rigan 	PCR 	27,301 	24.06 	37,113 	40.31
 	Silvio Serra 	Democratic Action Party 	PAD 	18,564 	16.37 	 	
 	Benedito Felo 	Conservatives for Rigan 	CpR 	17,952 	15.83 	 	
 	Tomé Mavedo 	The National Conservatives	CN 	12,098 	10.67 	 	
 	Climén Massa 	Independent 	Independent	8,766 	7.73 	 	
 	Eva Melo Toson 	Labour Party 	PT 	4,908 	4.33 	 	
 	Pedro Prestes 	Independent 	Independent	1,322 	1.17