General elections were held in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 on 16 May 1990. Following a long vote count, Joaquín Balaguer

Joaquín Balaguer

Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was the President of the Dominican Republic from 1960 to 1962, from 1966 to 1978, and again from 1986 to 1996.-Early life and introduction to politics:...

 of the Social Christian Reformist Party

Social Christian Reformist Party

The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...

 was declared winner of the presidential election, whilst in the Congressional elections the PSRC received the most votes and won a majority in the Senate, although the Dominican Liberation Party

Dominican Liberation Party

The Dominican Liberation Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic, and has a centrist position.The party has been elected into office thrice now with Leonel Fernández as President of the Dominican Republic in the 1996, 2004 and 2008 elections, though losing in 2000...

 won the most seats in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 59.9%.

Balaguer's victory prompted protests and accusations of fraud. This led the Central Elections Authority to introduce several reforms to the electoral law in 1992, includin an increase in the number of members of the Authority and the production of a new electoral roll.

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Joaquín Balaguer Joaquín Balaguer Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was the President of the Dominican Republic from 1960 to 1962, from 1966 to 1978, and again from 1986 to 1996.-Early life and introduction to politics:...	Social Christian Reformist Party Social Christian Reformist Party The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...	678,065	35.5
Juan Bosch Juan Bosch Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño was a politician, historian, short story writer, essayist, educator, and the first cleanly elected president of the Dominican Republic for a brief time in 1963. Previously, he had been the leader of the Dominican opposition in exile to the dictatorial regime of Rafael...	Dominican Liberation Party Dominican Liberation Party The Dominican Liberation Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic, and has a centrist position.The party has been elected into office thrice now with Leonel Fernández as President of the Dominican Republic in the 1996, 2004 and 2008 elections, though losing in 2000...	653,595	33.8
José Francisco Peña Gómez José Francisco Peña Gómez José Francisco Peña Gómez was a politician from the Dominican Republic. He was the leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party , a three-time candidate for president of the Dominican Republic and former Mayor of Santo Domingo...	Dominican Revolutionary Party Dominican Revolutionary Party The Dominican Revolutionary Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic. It has a moderate centrist position, social democratic in name. The party's distinctive color is white....	449,399	23.2
Jacobo Majluta Azar Jacobo Majluta Azar Jacobo Majluta Azar was born in Santo Domingo, on 9 October 1934 and died on 2 March 1996. A politician from Dominican Republic of Lebanese descent, he was vice president in the government of President Antonio Guzmán and became president, for 43 days, with the suicide of President Guzmán.He joined...	Independent Revolutionary Party Independent Revolutionary Party The Independent Revolutionary Party is a minor social democratic political party of the Dominican Republic, without parliamentary representation after the 16 May 2006 election.-References:*: Leftist Parties of the World, Dominican Republic. April 25, 2005....	135,649	7.1
Other candidates		17,815	0.9
Invalid/blank votes		48,356
Total		1,982,889	100
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party	Votes	%	House		Senate
			Seats	+/-	Seats	+/-
PRSC Social Christian Reformist Party The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...  and allies¹	663,127	34.6	41
16
PLD Dominican Liberation Party The Dominican Liberation Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic, and has a centrist position.The party has been elected into office thrice now with Leonel Fernández as President of the Dominican Republic in the 1996, 2004 and 2008 elections, though losing in 2000... -UD	625,929	32.7	44
12
PRD Dominican Revolutionary Party The Dominican Revolutionary Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic. It has a moderate centrist position, social democratic in name. The party's distinctive color is white.... -BS-PTD	447,605	23.4	33
2
Independent Revolutionary Party Independent Revolutionary Party The Independent Revolutionary Party is a minor social democratic political party of the Dominican Republic, without parliamentary representation after the 16 May 2006 election.-References:*: Leftist Parties of the World, Dominican Republic. April 25, 2005....	139,769	7.3	2	New	0	New
PPC Christian People's Party (Dominican Republic) The Christian People's Party is a minor political party in the Dominican Republic. It first contested national elections in 1986, when it was part of the Dominican Revolutionary Party-led alliance which lost to the Social Christian Reformist Party coalition. In the 1990 elections it formed an... -MIM	8,081	0.4	0
0
National Progressive Force National Progressive Force The Fuerza Nacional Progresista —or National Progressive Force , is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic, and has a center-right position...	18,539	1.0	0	New	0	New
Constitutional Action Party			0	New	0	New
Communist Party of the Dominican Republic			0	New	0	New
Party of the Dominican People			0	New	0	New
Muica	11,052	0.6	0	New	0	New
MAR			0	New	0	New
Migrelu			0	New	0	New
MFP			0	New	0	New
MIS			0	New	0	New
Movimiento Independient Meta			0	New	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	48,356
Total	1,962,458	100	120	0	30	0
Source: Nohlen

¹ PRSC allies included the Quisqueyano Democratic Party, La Estructura

Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic

The Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic is a liberal political party in the Dominican Republic. The party was originally named La Estructura, the name under which it contested the 1986 general elections as part of an alliance with the defeated Dominican Revolutionary Party. For the 1990...

, the Institutional Democratic Party, the National Civic Veterans Party

National Civic Veterans Party

The National Civic Veterans Party is a minor political party in the Dominican Republic. It first contested national elections in 1982 when it won 1.6% of the vote, but failed to win a seat. For the 1986 and 1990 elections it was part of the victorious Social Christian Reformist Party-led coalition...

, MOFEI, Frente Amplio de Organizaciones Comunnales-Futuro Verde, MSDO, FDE, MAIS and Morepma