1982 Salvadoran presidential election

1982 Salvadoran presidential election
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Turnout88.33%
 
Nominee Álvaro Magaña Hugo César Barrera
Party AD–PDC–PCN ARENA
Electoral vote 36 17
Percentage 67.92% 32.08%
President before election

Carlos Humberto Romero
PCN

Elected President

Álvaro Magaña
AD–PDC–PCN

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Indirect presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 29 April 1982. The Legislative Assembly voted on three candidates nominated by the armed forces. Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja, leader of the Democratic Action, was elected by 36 votes to 17, ahead of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) candidate.[1]

Roberto D'Aubuisson accused Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez Avendaño of imposing on the Assembly "his personal decision to put Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja in the presidency" in spite of a "categorical no" from the ARENA deputies. Magaña was sworn into office on 2 May.[2]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Álvaro MagañaAD–PDC–PCN3667.92
Hugo César BarreraNationalist Republican Alliance1732.08
Total53100.00
Valid votes53100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes53100.00
Registered voters/turnout6088.33
Source: Achinelli & Leopoldo

Of the seven abstaining votes, four were from PCN members, two from National Republican Alliance members and one from a Salvadoran Popular Party member.

References

  1. ^ El Salvador, la lucha por la libertad, Autores: Decamilli Achinelli, José Leopoldo, Editorial: Iberoamericanas, SA Madrid Junio – 1983. P184
  2. ^ Schooley, Helen (1987) Conflict in Central America Harlow: Longman, p63

Bibliography

  • Motley, Langhorne A. Elections in El Salvador: August 3, 1983. Washington, D.C.: Department of State. 1983.
  • Political Handbook of the world, 1972. New York, 1973.