1990 Dominican Republic general election

1990 Dominican Republic general election
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Presidential election
Turnout60.54%
 
Nominee Joaquín Balaguer Juan Bosch
Party PRSC PLD
Popular vote 678,065 653,595
Percentage 35.05% 33.79%
 
Nominee José Francisco Peña Gómez Jacobo Majluta Azar
Party PRD PRI
Popular vote 449,399 135,659
Percentage 23.23% 7.01%
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Joaquín Balaguer
PRSC

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Joaquín Balaguer
PRSC

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General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1990.[1] Following a long vote count, Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PSRC) was declared winner of the presidential election,[2] whilst in the Congressional elections the PSRC received the most votes and won a majority in the Senate, although the Dominican Liberation Party won the most seats in the House of Representatives.

Balaguer's victory prompted protests and accusations of fraud.[3] This led the Central Elections Authority to introduce several reforms to the electoral law in 1992, including an increase in the number of members of the Authority and the production of a new electoral roll.[3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p241
  3. ^ a b Nohlen, p242