1984 Salvadoran presidential election
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 25 March 1984, with a second round on 6 May.[2] The Salvadoran people elected a new president, together with a vice-president, for a five-year term. The result was a victory for José Napoleón Duarte of the Christian Democratic Party.
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The elections were held under military rule amidst high levels of repression and violence, and candidates to the left of Duarte's brand of Christian Democrats were excluded from participating.[3]
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| José Napoleón Duarte | Christian Democratic Party | 549,727 | 43.41 | 752,625 | 53.59 |
| Roberto D'Aubuisson | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 376,917 | 29.77 | 651,741 | 46.41 |
| José Francisco Guerrero | Party of National Conciliation | 244,556 | 19.31 | ||
| René Fortin Magaña | Democratic Action | 43,939 | 3.47 | ||
| Francisco Quiñones Avila | Popular Salvadoran Party | 24,395 | 1.92 | ||
| Roberto Escobar García | Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party | 15,430 | 1.22 | ||
| Juan Ramón Rosales | Stable Republican Centrist Movement | 6,645 | 0.52 | ||
| Gilberto Trujillo | Popular Orientation Party | 4,677 | 0.37 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 153,217 | - | 119,713 | - | |
| Total | 1,419,503 | 100 | 1,524,079 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
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References
- Luis Eliezer Garcia. "Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador » Autoridades » Titulares". Rree.gob.sv. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Chitnis, Pratap C. (1984). "Observing El Salvador: The 1984 Elections". Third World Quarterly. 6 (4): 963–980. doi:10.1080/01436598408419809. ISSN 0143-6597. JSTOR 3991805.
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See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America | |
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