173:
92:
429:
1004:
296:
1009:
301:
362:
243:
1723:
631:
27:
99:
716:. 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. Although Guzmán was allowed to assume the presidency, the Central Elections Authority redistributed the uncast votes equally between the PRD and the
317:
668:
339:
2211:
2031:
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2006:
1986:
1981:
444:
1711:
546:
2170:
172:
599:
595:
1689:
534:
1346:
914:
612:
2126:
661:
553:
2175:
2101:
2096:
2091:
2086:
501:
496:
454:
428:
263:
2165:
1938:
1933:
1928:
1923:
1918:
1159:
484:
479:
91:
2206:
374:
2149:
2144:
654:
581:
571:
1704:
2216:
2196:
2139:
2116:
2111:
2106:
2081:
2076:
2071:
2066:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2041:
2036:
2026:
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1991:
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1953:
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1898:
1888:
1883:
1878:
1873:
1868:
1863:
1858:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1748:
1743:
706:
702:
518:
513:
392:
309:
58:
41:
2201:
435:
1319:
256:
1003:
1697:
1664:
1608:
617:
449:
1735:
1727:
541:
468:
422:
368:
1763:
295:
1963:
287:
233:
409:
1758:
558:
717:
331:
1154:
2134:
1813:
1808:
1803:
1798:
1793:
1788:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1768:
1753:
693:, the elections were free and competitive and contested by all political parties, unlike the previous elections in the 1970s.
761:
694:
208:
110:
1188:
1073:
1046:
871:
786:
766:
698:
268:
212:
197:
133:
128:
1127:
806:
641:
361:
1473:
1008:
607:
300:
1215:
1100:
826:
724:
712:
When counting showed an unmistakable trend toward Guzmán, the Army attempted to stage a coup in favor of incumbent
585:
1242:
853:
635:
902:
723:
Guzmán's swearing-in on 16 August marked the first time in the country's history that a sitting government had
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344:
242:
907:
801:
1642:
841:
322:
781:
713:
193:
116:
1722:
682:
1660:
1604:
846:
400:
98:
2190:
1596:
686:
383:
690:
1693:
1659:. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications.
709:) won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 76%.
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Americas: A data handbook, Volume I
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2125:
1962:
1734:
685:on 16 May 1978. Following diplomatic pressure from
1015:
2212:Presidential elections in the Dominican Republic
184:
720:, diminishing the PRD's majority in Congress.
1705:
662:
8:
18:
1712:
1698:
1690:
1657:The World Today Series: Latin America 2007
996:
739:
697:won the presidential election, whilst his
669:
655:
228:
17:
1681:Historia electoral dominicana, 1848-1986
727:to an elected member of the opposition.
393:Vice President of the Dominican Republic
19:1978 Dominican Republic general election
1589:
1575:
1562:
1549:
1536:
1523:
1519:
1496:
984:
973:
962:
951:
940:
936:
925:
436:Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic
231:
1563:
1550:
1537:
1524:
1398:Independent Provincial Union Movement
1024:
1021:
1018:
974:
963:
952:
941:
744:
7:
1620:
1618:
1616:
1373:Revolutionary Movement of the People
1189:Social Christian Revolutionary Party
872:Social Christian Revolutionary Party
2207:Elections in the Dominican Republic
1728:Elections in the Dominican Republic
1269:Movement of National Reconciliation
681:General elections were held in the
369:President of the Dominican Republic
1128:Movement of Democratic Integration
807:Movement of Democratic Integration
445:National Council of the Magistracy
288:Congress of the Dominican Republic
234:Politics of the Dominican Republic
14:
2217:May 1978 events in North America
1721:
1474:Municipal Movement of the People
1007:
1002:
629:
427:
360:
299:
294:
241:
171:
97:
90:
25:
2197:1978 elections in the Caribbean
1679:Julio G. Campillo Pérez (1986)
1448:Santuagúes Restoration Movement
450:Council of the Judiciary Branch
2202:1978 in the Dominican Republic
1577:Source: Nohlen, Campillo Pérez
1:
1423:Justicialist Popular Movement
1047:Dominican Revolutionary Party
767:Dominican Revolutionary Party
701:(which had not contested the
699:Dominican Revolutionary Party
636:Dominican Republic portal
1320:Democratic Quisqueyano Party
725:peacefully surrendered power
578:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1655:Buckman, Robert T. (2007).
1294:National Salvation Movement
889:National Salvation Movement
2233:
1216:Social Democratic Alliance
1101:Dominican Liberation Party
827:Dominican Liberation Party
1645:Inter-Parliamentary Union
1576:
1572:
1564:Registered voters/turnout
1559:
1546:
1533:
1520:
1497:
1347:People's Democratic Party
1243:Dominican Communist Party
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1001:
985:
975:Registered voters/turnout
937:
926:
915:People's Democratic Party
903:Luis Homero Lajara Burgos
854:Dominican Communist Party
753:
750:
747:
600:in the Dominican Republic
455:National Judicial College
223:
189:President before election
182:
169:
82:
75:
69:
35:
23:
762:Antonio Guzmán Fernández
695:Antonio Guzmán Fernández
535:Administrative divisions
318:President of the Chamber
1964:Parliamentary elections
340:President of the Senate
1736:Presidential elections
802:Francisco Augusto Lora
596:Diplomatic missions of
177:Results by department
77:Presidential election
47:16 May 1978
1155:National Civic Union
345:Reinaldo Pared Pérez
264:Constitutional Court
2127:Municipal elections
1538:Invalid/blank votes
998:
953:Invalid/blank votes
741:
310:Chamber of Deputies
20:
1643:Dominican Republic
997:
740:
683:Dominican Republic
559:Geographic Regions
140:Popular vote
2184:
2183:
1666:978-1-887985-84-0
1609:978-0-19-928357-6
1581:
1580:
990:
989:
886:Luis Julián Pérez
842:Narciso Isa Conde
679:
678:
613:Visa requirements
572:Foreign relations
227:
226:
219:
218:
204:Elected President
165:
164:
71:
65:
64:
2224:
1726:
1725:
1714:
1707:
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1691:
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1677:
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1634:
1631:
1625:
1622:
1611:
1594:
1163:
1011:
1006:
999:
911:
868:Alfonso Lockward
850:
782:Joaquín Balaguer
742:
714:Joaquín Balaguer
671:
664:
657:
634:
633:
632:
431:
378:
364:
323:Radhamés Camacho
303:
298:
245:
229:
194:Joaquín Balaguer
185:
175:
117:Joaquín Balaguer
101:
94:
84:
83:
70:
54:
52:
37:
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30:
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2154:
2121:
1958:
1730:
1720:
1718:
1688:
1687:
1678:
1674:
1667:
1654:
1653:
1649:
1641:
1637:
1632:
1628:
1623:
1614:
1595:
1591:
1586:
1157:
1074:Reformist Party
995:
905:
844:
787:Reformist Party
738:
733:
718:Reformist Party
675:
646:
642:Other countries
630:
628:
623:
622:
604:
592:
574:
564:
563:
537:
527:
526:
523:
506:
495:Parliamentary:
489:
471:
460:
459:
441:
425:
415:
414:
406:
372:
358:
350:
349:
327:
305:
282:
274:
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259:
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211:
206:
196:
191:
183:
178:
170:
78:
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31:
26:
24:
12:
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1896:
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1031:
1027:
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1013:
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986:Source: Nohlen
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729:
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551:
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524:
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516:
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507:
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504:
499:
492:
490:
488:
487:
482:
478:Presidential:
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472:
466:
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461:
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457:
452:
447:
440:
439:
426:
421:
420:
417:
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201:
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179:
176:
167:
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137:
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126:
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111:Antonio Guzmán
107:
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102:
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2200:
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2195:
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2174:
2172:
2169:
2167:
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2151:
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2143:
2141:
2138:
2136:
2133:
2132:
2130:
2128:
2124:
2118:
2115:
2113:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2093:
2090:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2070:
2068:
2065:
2063:
2060:
2058:
2055:
2053:
2050:
2048:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2038:
2035:
2033:
2030:
2028:
2025:
2023:
2020:
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2010:
2008:
2005:
2003:
2000:
1998:
1995:
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1990:
1988:
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1983:
1980:
1978:
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1970:
1969:
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1961:
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1950:
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1945:
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1940:
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1932:
1930:
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1925:
1922:
1920:
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1912:
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1902:
1900:
1897:
1895:
1892:
1890:
1887:
1885:
1882:
1880:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1862:
1860:
1857:
1855:
1852:
1850:
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1805:
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1800:
1797:
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1636:
1630:
1627:
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1613:
1610:
1606:
1602:
1598:
1597:Dieter Nohlen
1593:
1590:
1583:
1569:
1566:
1556:
1553:
1543:
1540:
1530:
1527:
1515:
1512:
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1177:
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1077:
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1028:
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1010:
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1000:
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980:
977:
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932:
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964:Total votes
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618:Visa policy
401:Raquel Peña
281:Legislature
153:Percentage
2191:Categories
1764:1878 (Dec)
1759:1878 (May)
1584:References
822:Juan Bosch
689:President
51:1978-05-16
1567:2,283,784
1554:1,731,095
1528:1,645,565
1501:1,645,565
978:2,283,784
967:1,741,337
945:1,655,807
930:1,655,807
745:Candidate
736:President
608:Passports
547:Governors
542:Provinces
512:General:
469:elections
423:Judiciary
357:Executive
993:Congress
687:American
582:Minister
148:711,878
106:Nominee
1603:, p247
1599:(2005)
1078:692,146
1051:838,973
791:711,878
771:866,912
731:Results
467:Recent
410:Cabinet
161:42.99%
144:866,912
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1683:, p517
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1557:100.00
1541:85,530
1504:100.00
1247:10,751
1220:11,056
1193:11,094
1166:13,316
1132:13,317
1105:18,565
1036:Senate
970:100.00
956:85,530
933:100.00
831:18,375
811:27,095
332:Senate
157:52.36%
125:Party
1570:75.80
1531:95.06
1498:Total
1451:1,428
1426:1,649
1401:1,998
1376:3,867
1351:5,667
1324:5,984
1297:7,727
1272:7,743
1162:]
1081:42.06
1054:50.98
1030:House
1025:Seats
1019:Votes
1016:Party
981:76.25
948:95.09
927:Total
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910:]
892:7,782
876:7,981
858:9,828
849:]
794:42.99
774:52.36
751:Votes
748:Party
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386:(PRM)
2176:1895
2171:1873
2166:1870
2150:2024
2145:2020
2140:2016
2135:2010
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2012:1942
2007:1941
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922:0.36
895:0.47
879:0.48
861:0.59
834:1.11
814:1.64
705:and
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519:2024
514:2020
502:2010
497:2006
485:2012
480:2008
375:list
59:1982
42:1974
1478:284
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269:Law
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