Salvadoran presidential election, 1999
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A presidential election was held in El Salvador on 7 March 1999. The Salvadoran people elected a new president, together with a vice-president, for a five-year term.
Francisco Flores of the ARENA party won the election. El Salvador's constitution provides for a second round runoff vote in the event that no candidate secures an absolute majority; however, Flores' 51.96% share of the vote meant that a second round was not necessary.
[edit] Election results
| Candidate, Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Flores, Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista) | 614,268 | 51.96 |
| Facundo Guardado, Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front-Social Christian Union (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional-Unión Social Cristiana) | 343,472 | 29.05 |
| Rubén Zamora, United Democratic Centre (Centro Democrático Unido) | 88,640 | 7.50 |
| Rodolfo Parker, Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 67,207 | 5.68 |
| Hernán Contreras, Party of National Conciliation (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 45,140 | 3.82 |
| Salvador Nelson García, Democratic Republican League (Liga Democrática Republicana) | 19,269 | 1.63 |
| Francisco Ayala, Party of the United People and the New Deal (Partido Pueblo Unido Nuevo Trato) | 4,252 | 0.36 |
| Total (turnout 38.6%) | 1,182,248 | 100.00 |
| Invalid votes | 40,967 | |
| Total votes cast | 1,223,215 | |
| Registered voters | 3,171,224 |
| Preceded by Election 1994 |
Salvadoran presidential elections | Succeeded by Election 2004 |
