1989 Salvadoran presidential election

1989 elections in El Salvador January 2022 1989 Salvadoran presidential election El Salvador Presidential no 1984 Salvadoran presidential election 1984 1994 Salvadoran general election 1994 19 March 1989 1,834,000 54.70% 150x150px Alfredo Cristiani Nationalist Republican Alliance José Francisco Merino López 505,370 53.82% PDC Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador) Fidel Chávez Mena Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador) Francisco José Barrientos 342,732 36.50% Elecciones presidenciales de El Salvador de 1989 - Resultado por Departamento.svg Results by department President José Napoleón Duarte Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador) Alfredo Cristiani Nationalist Republican Alliance Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 19 March 1989.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for Alfredo Cristiani of the ARENA party, who secured a majority in the first round. The election marked the first time in Salvadoran history that power was transferred from one democratically elected president to another. Voter turnout was 54.7%.Nohlen, p290 Results Alfredo Cristiani Nationalist Republican Alliance 505370 Fidel Ángel Chávez Mena Christian Democratic Party 342732 Rafael Morán Castañeda National Conciliation Party 38218 Guillermo Ungo Democratic Convergence 35642 Julio Adolfo Rey Prendes Authentic Democratic Christian Movement 9300 Hugo César Barrera Popular Union 4609 Ricardo Molina Renovating Action Party 3207 64075 1834000 Nohlen References El Salvador Politics 1989 Category:1989 in El Salvador Category:1989 elections in Central America Category:March 1989 in North America