General elections were held in the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
on 16 May 1994.
[ Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p247 ] Joaquín Balaguer
Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo (1 September 1906 – 14 July 2002) was a Dominican politician, scholar, writer, and lawyer. He was President of the Dominican Republic serving three non-consecutive terms for that office from 1960 to 196 ...
of the
Social Christian Reformist Party
The Social Christian Reformist Party ( es, Partido Reformista Social Cristiano, PRSC) is a Christian democratic right-wing political party in the Dominican Republic. It was established on July 24, 1984, by the union of Joaquín Balaguer's ' ...
won the presidential election, whilst the
Dominican Revolutionary Party
The Dominican Revolutionary Party ( es, link=no, Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, PRD) is a political party in the Dominican Republic. Traditionally a left-of-centre party and social democratic in nature, the party has shifted since the 2000 ...
-led alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 87.6%.
[Nohlen, p248]
Despite reforms after the
1990 elections, including a new electoral roll, these elections were also branded fraudulent.
[Nohlen, p242] Following the election an agreement known as the
Pact for Democracy (''Pacto por la Democracia'') was reached, which shortened the presidential term to two years, allowing
new elections to be held in 1996 in which Balaguer would not run (for the first time since 1966).
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Results
President
Congress
References
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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
1994 in the Dominican Republic
Elections in the Dominican Republic
Presidential elections in the Dominican Republic
Election and referendum articles with incomplete results
May 1994 events in North America