General elections were held in the

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on 1 June 1966.

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...

(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p247 Following the 1963 coup which toppled elected president Juan Bosch of the

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, supporters of his constitutional reforms were excluded from the elections, although Bosch himself contested them. The result was a victory for

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of the Reformist Party, whilst his party also won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 75.6%.Nohlen, p248

Results

President

Congress

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Results

President

Congress

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