Nicaraguan general election, 1990

A general election was held in Nicaragua to elect a president and parliament on February 25, 1990.

Presidential election results

Candidate	Party/Alliance	Votes	%
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro	National Opposition Union (UNO) = National Conservative Party (PNC) / Popular Conservative Alliance (APC) / National Conservative Action (ACN) / Democratic Party of National Confidence (PDCN) / Independent Liberal Party (PLI) / Neoliberal Party (PALI) / Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC) / National Action Party (PAN) / Nicaraguan Socialist Party (PSN) / Communist Party of Nicaragua (PC de N) / Popular Social Christian Party (PPSC) / Nicaraguan Democratic Movement (MDN) / Social Democratic Party (PSD) / Central American Integrationist Party (PIAC)	54.74%	777,552
Daniel Ortega	Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN)	40.82%	579,886
Erick Ramírez Beneventes	Social Christian Party (PCS)	01.18%	16,751
Issa Moisés Hassán Morales	Revolutionary Unity Movement (MUR)	00.78%	11,136
Bonifacio Miranda Bengoechea	Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)	00.60%	8,590
Isidro Téllez Toruño	Marxist-Leninist Popular Action Movement (MAP ML)	00.57%	8,115
Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha	Social Conservative Party (PSC)	00.41%	5,798
Blanca Rojas Echaverry	Central American Unionist Party (PUCA)	00.36%	5,065
Eduardo Molina Palacios	Democratic Conservative Party of Nicaragua (PCDN)	00.32%	4,500
Rodolfo Robelo Herrera	Independent Liberal Party for National Unity (PLIUN)	00.22%	3,151
Total valid votes		100%	1,420,544
Spoilt and invalid votes		05.97%	90,249
Total votes/Turnout		86.23%	1,510,838
Registered voters		–	1,752,088
Population		–	3,800,000

Legislative election

Parties and alliances	Votes	%	Seats*
National Opposition Union (UNO) = National Conservative Party (PNC) / Popular Conservative Alliance (APC) / National Conservative Action (ACN) / Democratic Party of National Confidence (PDCN) / Independent Liberal Party (PLI) / Neoliberal Party (PALI) / Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC) / National Action Party (PAN) / Nicaraguan Socialist Party (PSN) / Communist Party of Nicaragua (PC de N) / Popular Social Christian Party (PPSC) / Nicaraguan Democratic Movement (MDN) / Social Democratic Party (PSD) / Central American Integrationist Party (PIAC)	764,748	53.88%	51****
Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN)	579,723	40.84%	39**
Social Christian Party (PCS)	22,218	01.57%	01
Revolutionary Unity Movement (MUR)	13,995	00.99%	01***
Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)	10,586	00.75%	00
Marxist-Leninist Popular Action Movement (MAP ML)	7,643	00.54%	00
Social Conservative Party (PSC)	6,308	00.44%	00
Central American Unionist Party (PUCA)	5,565	00.39%	00
Democratic Conservative Party of Nicaragua (PCDN)	5,083	00.36%	00
Independent Liberal Party for National Unity (PLIUN)	3,515	00.25%	00
Total valid votes	1,419,384	100%	92*
Spoilt and invalid votes	92,723	06.13%	–
Total votes/Turnout	1,512,107	86.30%	–
Registered voters	1,752,088	–	–
Population	3,870,700	–	–

(*) Including two seats for unsuccessful presidential candidates. (**) Includes defeated presidential] candidate. (***) As defeated presidential candidate. (****) PNC – 5; APC – 6; PLI – 5; PLC – 5; PALI – 3; PAN – 3; PDCN – 5; PC de N – 3; PSN – 3; PSD – 5; MDN – 3; PIAC – 1; ACN – 2; PPSC – 2.

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