Salvadoran presidential election, 1989
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Presidential elections were held in El Salvador
on 19 March 1989. 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%.
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
on 19 March 1989. The result was a victory for Alfredo Cristiani
Alfredo Cristiani
Alfredo Félix Cristiani Burkard, popularly known as Alfredo Cristiani was President of El Salvador from 1989 to 1994....
of the ARENA
Nationalist Republican Alliance
The Nationalist Republican Alliance is a conservative political party in El Salvador. It was founded on September 30, 1981, by Roberto D'Aubuisson, in order to oppose the reformist military junta that was ruling El Salvador at the time...
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%.
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Cristiani Alfredo Cristiani Alfredo Félix Cristiani Burkard, popularly known as Alfredo Cristiani was President of El Salvador from 1989 to 1994.... |
Nationalist Republican Alliance Nationalist Republican Alliance The Nationalist Republican Alliance is a conservative political party in El Salvador. It was founded on September 30, 1981, by Roberto D'Aubuisson, in order to oppose the reformist military junta that was ruling El Salvador at the time... |
505,370 | 53.8 | ||
| Fidel Chávez Mena | Christian Democratic Party Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador) The Christian Democratic Party is a political party in El Salvador.In the legislative elections, held on 16 March 2003, the party won 7.3% of the popular vote and 5 out of 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly. In the presidential election of 21 March 2004, the PDC supported Héctor Silva Argüello... |
342,732 | 36.5 | ||
| Rafael Morán Castañeda | Party of National Conciliation Party of National Conciliation The Party of National Conciliation is a conservative political party in El Salvador. It was the most powerful political party in the country during the 1960s and 1970s, and was closely associated with the Salvadoran military. Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo, a candidate of the National... |
38,218 | 4.1 | ||
| Guillermo Ungo Guillermo Ungo Guillermo Manuel Ungo Revelo was a Salvadoran social democratic politician. He was a member of the ruling government junta from 1979 to 1980. Ungo was for a time the unofficial leader of the opposition in his capacity as president of the Revolutionary Democratic Front alliance... |
Democratic Convergence | 35,642 | 3.8 | ||
| Julio Adolfo Rey Prendes | Authentic Democratic Christian Movement | 9,300 | 1.0 | ||
| Hugo Barrera | Popular Union | 4,609 | 0.5 | ||
| Ricardo Molina | Renovating Action Party | 3,207 | 0.3 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 64,075 | ||||
| Total | 1,003,153 | 100 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||