1990 Nicaraguan general election

1990 Nicaraguan general election

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Presidential election
Turnout86.23% (Increase 10.81pp)
 
Candidate Violeta Chamorro Daniel Ortega
Party UNO FSLN
Running mate Virgilio Godoy Sergio Ramírez
Popular vote 777,552 579,886
Percentage 54.74% 40.82%

Results by department

President before election

Daniel Ortega
FSLN

Elected President

Violeta Chamorro
UNO

Parliamentary election

90 seats in the National Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
UNO Violeta Chamorro 53.88 51 New
FSLN Daniel Ortega 40.84 39 −22
PSC Erick Ramírez 1.57 1 +1
MUR Moisés Hassan 0.99 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
President of the National Assembly before President of the National Assembly after
Carlos Núñez
FSLN
Miriam Argüello
APCUNO

General elections were held in Nicaragua on 25 February 1990 to elect the President and the members of the National Assembly.[1] The result was a victory for the National Opposition Union (UNO), whose presidential candidate Violeta Chamorro surprisingly defeated incumbent president Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).[2] This led to a historic peaceful and democratic transfer of power in Nicaragua.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p489 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Uhlig, Mark A. (27 February 1990). "Turnover in Nicaragua; NICARAGUAN OPPOSITION ROUTS SANDINISTAS; U.S. PLEDGES AID, TIED TO ORDERLY TURNOVER". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2010.

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