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1996 Dominican Republic presidential election

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FieldValue
countryDominican Republic
typepresidential
previous_election1994 Dominican Republic general election
previous_year1994
election_date16 May 1996 (first round)
30 June 1996 (second round)
next_election2000 Dominican Republic presidential election
next_year2000
turnout78.63% (first round) 9.28pp
76.80% (second round)
image1Leonel Fernández en 1996.jpg
nominee1**Leonel Fernández**
party1Dominican Liberation Party
popular_vote1**1,466,382**
percentage1**51.25%**
image2Pena Gomez photo.jpg
nominee2José Francisco Peña Gómez
party2Dominican Revolutionary Party
popular_vote21,394,641
percentage248.75%
map{{Switcher
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titlePresident
before_electionJoaquín Balaguer
before_partySocial Christian Reformist Party
after_electionLeonel Fernández
after_partyDominican Liberation Party

30 June 1996 (second round) 76.80% (second round)

| [[File:Map Electoral Dominican Republic (1996-1).svg|320px]]|First round results by province | [[File:Map Electoral Dominican Republic (1996-2).svg|320px]]|Second round results by province

Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1996, with a second round on 30 June. Whilst José Francisco Peña Gómez won the most votes in the first round, he was defeated by Leonel Fernández in the second round, after the Social Christian Reformist Party, whose candidate had lost in the first round, declared their support for Fernández. Voter turnout was 78.63% in the first round and 76.80% in the second.

Conservatives and business interests opposed Peña Gómez. Peña Gómez, whose parents were Haitian, faced nationalist, anti-Haiti rhetoric in the campaign.

The elections were considered free and fair.

Results

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p247 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. (1996). "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy.
  3. Nohlen, p242
  4. Nohlen, p248
  5. Darling, Juanita. (1996-05-18). "Dominican Leadership Race Goes to Runoff".
  6. Sagás, Ernesto. (1997). "The 1996 presidential elections in the Dominican Republic". Electoral Studies.
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