Salvadoran presidential election, 1994
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General elections were held in El Salvador
on 20 March 1994, with a second round of the presidential elections taking place on 24 April. Armando Calderón Sol
of the Nationalist Republican Alliance
won the presidential elections, whilst his party also won the legislative elections. Voter turnout was 50% in the first round of the presidential elections and 45.5% in the second, whilst it was 53.1% for the legislative election.
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 20 March 1994, with a second round of the presidential elections taking place on 24 April. Armando Calderón Sol
Armando Calderón Sol
Armando Calderón Sol was President of El Salvador from June 1, 1994 to June 1, 1999, representing the Nationalist Republican Alliance .-Biography:Armando Calderón Sol was born in San Salvador, on June 24, 1948....
of the 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...
won the presidential elections, whilst his party also won the legislative elections. Voter turnout was 50% in the first round of the presidential elections and 45.5% in the second, whilst it was 53.1% for the legislative election.
President
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Armando Calderón Sol Armando Calderón Sol Armando Calderón Sol was President of El Salvador from June 1, 1994 to June 1, 1999, representing the Nationalist Republican Alliance .-Biography:Armando Calderón Sol was born in San Salvador, on June 24, 1948.... |
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... |
641,108 | 49.0 | 818,264 | 68.3 |
| Rubén Zamora Rivas | FLMN Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is, since 1992, a left-wing political party in El Salvador and formerly a coalition of five revolutionary guerrilla organizations... -CD |
325,582 | 24.9 | 378,980 | 31.7 |
| 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... |
214,277 | 16.4 | ||
| Roberto Escobar García | 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... |
70,504 | 5.4 | ||
| Jorge Martínez Jorge Martinez Jorge Martínez may refer to:*Jorge Martínez , Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer*Jorge Andrés Martínez, Uruguayan footballer*Jorge Martínez Busch, Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Navy... |
Movement of Unity | 31,502 | 2.4 | ||
| Edgardo Rodríguez Engelhard | Movement of National Solidarity | 13,841 | 1.1 | ||
| Rhina Victoria Escalante de Rey Prendes | Authentic Democratic Christian Movement | 10,843 | 0.8 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 103,663 | ||||
| 48,976 | |||||
| Total | 1,411,320 | 100 | 1,246,220 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
Legislative Assembly
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
605,775 | 45.03 | 39 | 0 |
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is, since 1992, a left-wing political party in El Salvador and formerly a coalition of five revolutionary guerrilla organizations... |
287,811 | 21.39 | 21 | New |
| 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... |
240,451 | 17.87 | 18 | |
| 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... |
83,520 | 6.21 | 4 | |
| Democratic Convergence | 59,843 | 4.45 | 1 | |
| Movement of Unity | 33,510 | 2.49 | 1 | New |
| Movement of National Solidarity | 12,827 | 0.95 | 0 | New |
| Authentic Democratic Christian Movement | 12,109 | 0.90 | 0 | |
| National Revolutionary Movement | 9,431 | 0.70 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 108,022 | |||
| Total | 1,453,299 | 100 | 84 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||