1994 Dominican Republic general election explained

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Dominican Republic

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Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Type: presidential Previous Election: 1990 Dominican Republic general election Previous Year: 1990 Next Election: 1996 Dominican Republic presidential election Next Year: 1996 Turnout: 87.91% (27.37pp) Image1: Joaquin Balaguer.jpg Nominee1: Joaquín Balaguer Party1: Social Christian Reformist Party Popular Vote1: 1,275,460 Percentage1: 42.29% Nominee2: José Francisco Peña Gómez Party2: Dominican Revolutionary Party Popular Vote2: 1,253,179 Percentage2: 41.55% Image3: President J. Bosch van Dominicaanse Republiek.jpg Nominee3: Juan Bosch Party3: Dominican Liberation Party Popular Vote3: 395,653 Percentage3: 13.12% President Before Election: Joaquín Balaguer Before Party: Social Christian Reformist Party After Election: Joaquín Balaguer After Party: Social Christian Reformist Party

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1994.^[1] Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party won the presidential election, whilst the Dominican Revolutionary Party-led alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 87.6%.^[2]

Despite reforms after the 1990 elections, including a new electoral roll, these elections were also branded fraudulent.^[3] Following the election an agreement known as the Pact for Democracy (Pacto por la Democracia) was reached, which shortened the presidential term to two years, allowing new elections to be held in 1996 in which Balaguer would not run (for the first time since 1966).^[3]

Results

Congress

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. Nohlen, p248
3. Nohlen, p242