Salvadoran presidential election, 1994

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A presidential election was held in El Salvador on 20 March 1994. The Salvadoran people elected a new president, together with a vice-president, for a five-year term. Armando Calderón Sol of the ARENA party won the most votes, but failed to gain a constitutionally mandated absolute majority. Calderon won the run-off election held on 24 April.

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Summary of the 20 March 1994 and 24 April Salvadoran presidential election results
Candidate, Party Votes 1st round % Votes 2nd round %
Armando Calderón Sol, Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista) 651,632 49.1 818,264 68.3
Rubén Zamora Rivas, Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front-Democratic Convergence (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional-Convergencia Democrática) 331,629 25.0 378,980 31.7
Fidel Chávez Mena, Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) 215,936 16.3 - -
Others 127,639 9.6 - -
Total 1,326,836 100.0 1,197,244 100.0


Preceded by
Election 1989		 Salvadoran presidential elections Succeeded by
Election 1999
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