1978 Dominican Republic general election

none Dominican Republic 1974 Dominican Republic general election 1974 1978 05 16 y 1982 Dominican Republic general election 1982 yes Presidential election presidential 76.25% Fotografía oficial del presidente D. Antonio Guzmán (2) (cropped).jpg Antonio Guzmán Dominican Revolutionary Party 866,912 52.36% Joaquin Balaguer 1977.jpg Joaquín Balaguer PR 711,878 42.99% Elecciones presidenciales de la República Dominicana de 1978 - Resultados por provincia.svg Results by department President Joaquín Balaguer PR Antonio Guzmán Dominican Revolutionary Party General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1978.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 978-0-19-928357-6 Following diplomatic pressure from American President Jimmy Carter, the elections were free and competitive and contested by all political parties, unlike the previous elections in the 1970s.Nohlen, p241Hartlyn Jonathan 1990 The Dominican Republic's Disputed Elections https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/225632 Journal of Democracy 1 4 92–103 1086-3214 Antonio Guzmán Fernández won the presidential election, whilst his Dominican Revolutionary Party (which had not contested the 1970 and 1974 elections) won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 76%.Nohlen, p248 When counting showed an unmistakable trend toward Guzmán, the Army attempted to stage a coup in favor of incumbent Joaquín Balaguer. However, when the army tried to interrupt the vote count, it was forced to back down amid protests at home and strong pressure from abroad. The final count showed Balaguer had suffered the first defeat of his career, losing by almost 10 points.Dominican Republic Inter-Parliamentary UnionThe World Today Series: Latin America 2007 Buckman Robert T. 2007 Stryker-Post Publications Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 978-1-887985-84-0 Although Guzmán was allowed to assume the presidency, the Central Elections Authority redistributed the uncast votes equally between the PRD and the Reformist Party, diminishing the PRD's majority in Congress. Guzmán's swearing-in on 16 August marked the first time in the country's history that a sitting government had peacefully surrendered power to an elected member of the opposition. Results President Antonio Guzmán Fernández Dominican Revolutionary Party 866912 Joaquín Balaguer Reformist Party 711878 Francisco Augusto Lora Movement of Democratic Integration 27095 Juan Bosch Dominican Liberation Party 18375 Narciso Isa Conde es Dominican Communist Party 9828 Alfonso Lockward Social Christian Revolutionary Party 7981 Luis Julián Pérez National Salvation Movement 7782 Luis Homero Lajara Burgos es People's Democratic Party 5956 85530 2283784 Nohlen Congress 220px220px House +/– Senate +/– Dominican Revolutionary Party 838973 48 New 16 New Reformist Party 692146 43 –32 11 –12 Dominican Liberation Party 18565 0 New 0 New Movement of Democratic Integration 13317 0 New 0 New National Civic Union (Dominican Republic) es Unión Cívica Nacional (República Dominicana) National Civic Union 13316 0 New 0 New Social Christian Revolutionary Party 11094 0 New 0 New Social Democratic Alliance 11056 0 New 0 New Dominican Communist Party 10751 0 New 0 New Movement of National Reconciliation 7743 0 New 0 New National Salvation Movement 7727 0 New 0 New Democratic Quisqueyano Party 5984 0 New 0 New People's Democratic Party 5667 0 –3 0 0 Revolutionary Movement of the People 3867 0 New 0 New Independent Provincial Union Movement 1998 0 New 0 New Justicialist Popular Movement 1649 0 New 0 New Santuagúes Restoration Movement 1428 0 New 0 New Municipal Movement of the People 284 0 –1 0 0 85530 2283784 0 0 Nohlen, Campillo PérezJulio G. Campillo Pérez (1986) Historia electoral dominicana, 1848-1986, p517 References Dominican General Category:Elections in the Dominican Republic Category:Presidential elections in the Dominican Republic Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Dominican