Salvadoran presidential election, 1989

El Salvador
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Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 19 March 1989.[1] The result was a victory for Alfredo Cristiani of the ARENA party, who secured a majority in the first round. The election marked the first time in Salvadoran history that power was transferred from one democratically elected president to another. Voter turnout was 54.7%.[2]

Election results

Candidate Party Votes %
Alfredo CristianiNationalist Republican Alliance505,37053.8
Fidel Chávez MenaChristian Democratic Party342,73236.5
Rafael Morán CastañedaParty of National Conciliation38,2184.1
Guillermo UngoDemocratic Convergence35,6423.8
Julio Adolfo Rey PrendesAuthentic Democratic Christian Movement9,3001.0
Hugo BarreraPopular Union4,6090.5
Ricardo MolinaRenovating Action Party3,2070.3
Invalid/blank votes64,075-
Total1,003,153100
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p290
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