Salvadoran presidential election, 1999
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Presidential elections were held in El Salvador
on 7 March 1999. The result was a victory for Francisco Flores of the Nationalist Republican Alliance
, who won in the first round with 52.0% of the vote.
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 7 March 1999. The result was a victory for Francisco Flores 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...
, who won in the first round with 52.0% of the vote.
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Flores Francisco Flores Francisco Flores may refer to:* Francisco Flores Pérez , former president of El Salvador* Francisco Flores , Mexican wrestling promoter* Francisco Flores... |
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... |
614,268 | 51.96 |
| Facundo Guardado | 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... -USC |
343,472 | 29.05 |
| Rubén Zamora Rubén Zamora For the Guatemalan journalist, see José Rubén Zamora.Rubén Zamora Rivas is a social democratic politician in El Salvador. He was a member of the cabinet of the Salvadoran government following the October 15, 1979 coup, but he resigned in early 1980 to protest the escalation of repression as the... |
United Democratic Centre United Democratic Centre (El Salvador) The United Democratic Centre is a political party in El Salvador.It first contested national elections in 1999 when it nominated Rubén Zamora in the presidential elections. For the 2000 elections it was an alliance of the Social Democratic Party and Democratic Convergence, winning three seats... |
88,640 | 7.50 |
| Rodolfo Parker | 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... |
67,207 | 5.68 |
| Hernán Contreras | 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... |
45,140 | 3.82 |
| Salvador Nelson García | Democratic Republican League | 19,269 | 1.63 |
| Francisco Ayala Francisco Ayala Francisco Ayala may refer to:* Francisco Ayala Spanish novelist* Francisco J. Ayala , Spanish-American biologist and philosopher... |
Party of the United People and the New Deal | 4,252 | 0.36 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 40,967 | ||
| Total | 1,223,215 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||