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The election was the first to be held after the end of the military dictatorship of [[Paul Oppenheimer]]. It also had the highest turnout of any election in the country's past, and Terence Cola received the most votes of any candidate in the history of Santa Rosa.  
The election was the first to be held after the end of the military dictatorship of [[Paul Oppenheimer]]. It also had the highest turnout of any election in the country's past, and Terence Cola received the most votes of any candidate in the history of Santa Rosa.  
== Background ==
== Background ==
The [[Constitution of Santa Rosa]] states that the [[President of Santa Rosa|President of the Republic]] is elected to a four-year term in a two-round popular vote system. If no candidate achieves a majority in the first round, a second round takes place two weeks later consisting of the two highest performing candidates of the first round. The winner of the election takes office on 20 August of that year.
The [[Constitution of Santa Rosa]] states that the [[President of Santa Rosa|President of the Republic]] is elected to a four-year term in a two-round popular vote system. If no candidate achieves a majority in the first round, a second round takes place two weeks later consisting of the two highest performing candidates of the first round. The winner of the election takes office on 20 July of that year.


== Candidates ==
== Candidates ==

Latest revision as of 13:54, 29 March 2020

1994 Santa Rosan presidential election

← 1990 20 April 1994 (first round)
4 May 1994 (second round)
1998 →
Turnout82.42% (first round)
81.05% (second round)
  Kweisimfume.jpg Berlusconi94.jpg
Candidate Terence Cola Antonio Lardesi
Party PSD PLR
Running mate Geraldo Gran Cebolla Ernesto Capmany
Popular vote 98,828,413 32,235,897
Percentage 75.40% 24.60%

President before election

Paul Oppenheimer

President

Terence Cola
PSD

A presidential election was held in Santa Rosa on 20 April 1994, with a second round on 4 May. Terence Cola was elected, winning the most votes in the first and second rounds. Cola, the candidate for the Social Democratic Party, won with a sweeping majority in the second round, achieving 98.8 million (75.4%) of the votes, while Antonio Lardesi, the Liberal Republican Party candidate, got 32.3 million votes (24.6%).

The election was the first to be held after the end of the military dictatorship of Paul Oppenheimer. It also had the highest turnout of any election in the country's past, and Terence Cola received the most votes of any candidate in the history of Santa Rosa.

Background

The Constitution of Santa Rosa states that the President of the Republic is elected to a four-year term in a two-round popular vote system. If no candidate achieves a majority in the first round, a second round takes place two weeks later consisting of the two highest performing candidates of the first round. The winner of the election takes office on 20 July of that year.

Candidates

Candidates in runoff

# Party/coalition Presidential candidate Political office(s) Vice Presidential candidate
Social Democratic Party
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Terence Cola President of the National Assembly (1990–1991)
Member of the National Assembly (1970–1991)
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Geraldo Gran Cebolla
Liberal Republican Party
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Antonio Lardesi None
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Ernesto Capmany

Candidates failing to make runoff

# Party/coalition Presidential candidate Political office(s) Vice Presidential candidate
National Democratic Party
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Israel Pozo Acting President of Santa Rosa (1990–)
President of the Congress (1984–)
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Jafet Houtkooper
MOLAN
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Imani Crespo Cruz None
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Godofredo Janz
Party of National Unity
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Miguel Sinpito Member of the Puerto Rojo City Council (1976–1988)
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Juan Cambre

Campaign

Impeachment and resignation of Raul Romero

Incumbent president Raul Romero, who was seeking a third term alongside vice president Esteban Gayoso, was accused of embezzling government funds on December 31 1989. After the Congress found the accusations credible, he was impeached on February 6 1990, and both he and Gayoso resigned shortly after to avoid being removed from office. As a result, both of them dropped out of the presidential race, and Israel Pozo replaced Romero as the Liberal Republican Party candidate.

Medical worker strike

Hundreds of Emergency Medical Service workers went on strike across the country on March 27, sparking a crisis for Acting President Pozo and his government, as well as sparking another contentious issue in the campaign. Although generally unorganized, the strikers were demanding higher wages, safer working conditions, and up-to-date equipment, refusing to work until the government agreed to their demands.

Initially, the government refused to concede any ground or take any direct action. This was considered wildly unpopular for Pozo and the PLR. Perez made statements of sympathy, offering to meet with union leaders and promise "healthcare reform." At first, Dijker appeared rather apathetic, saying, "they work or they don't work. They can make the choice." However, he clarified his position, blaming the strikes on the PLR government. "Romero and his friends stole money from the treasury to spend on yachts and cars, when we could instead be providing our medics with the supplies they need," Dijker said. "This is less of a priority problem and more of a corruption one."

Opinion polls

First round

File:1990 Santa Rosa first round polls.svg

Results

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Tito Pérez Social Democratic Party 40,752,262 32.92% 59,653,544 50.38%
Plutarco Dijker Independent 40,541,792 32.75% 58,749,327 49.62%
Imani Crespo Cruz MOLAN 23,800,668 19.23%
Israel Pozo Liberal Republican Party 13,170,327 10.64%
Miguel Sinpito Party of National Unity 5,518,800 4.46%
Valid votes 123,783,849 98.55% 118,402,871 96.43%
Invalid/blank votes 1,816,690 1.45% 4,379,350 3.57%
Total 125,600,539 - 122,782,221 -
Registered voters/turnout 165,374,843 75.95% 165,374,843 74.24%