General elections were held in the
Dominican Republic on 16 May 1994.
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 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 1962 ...
of the
Social Christian Reformist Party won the presidential election, whilst the
Dominican Revolutionary Party-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 In Dominican Republic, the Pact for Democracy was the agreement reached by José Francisco Peña Gómez and Joaquín Balaguer
Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo (1 September 1906 – 14 July 2002) was a Dominican politician, scholar, write ...
(''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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