1976 Salvadoran legislative election explained
| Country: | El Salvador |
| Previous Election: | 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1978 |
| Election Date: | 14 March 1976 |
| Seats For Election: | All 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 27 |
| Nopercentage: | yes |
| Party1: | National Coalition Party (El Salvador) |
| Leader1: | Arturo Molina |
| Seats1: | 52 |
| Last Election1: | 36 |
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 14 March 1976.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling National Conciliation Party, which was the only party to contest the elections due to a boycott by the opposition as a result of massive electoral fraud.[2]
Bibliography
- Political Handbook of the world, 1976. New York, 1977.
- Herman, Edward S. and Frank Brodhead. 1984. Demonstration elections: U.S.-staged elections in the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, and El Salvador. Boston: South End Press.
- Montgomery, Tommie Sue. 1995. Revolution in El Salvador: from civil strife to civil peace. Boulder: Westview.
- Webre, Stephen. 1979. José Napoleón Duarte and the Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.
Notes and References
- [Dieter Nohlen]
- Nohlen, p283
