2004 Trenadian presidential crisis

2004 Trenadian presidential crisis
Elias Meléndrez (left) and Osvaldo Cervantes (right)
Date	25 October 2004 (2004-10-25) – 8 January 2005 (2005-01-08) (2 months and 14 days)
Location	Trenado
Caused by	Disputed results of the 2004 Trenadian general election The Conservatives accused Elias' electoral group of frauding the elections along with the Supreme Electoral Court of Trenado The international community disputed Elias' win due to inconsistencies in electoral data and a suspicious series of events leading to the candidate's victory The Trenadian Court of Justice declares Osvaldo Cervantes as the new president after months of analysis, with the opponent's candidacy being revoked
Goals	Osvaldo's election Free and fair presidential elections
Methods	Protests, campaigns, foreign diplomatic pressure and judicial decisions
Resulted in	Osvaldo is elected president and takes office on 8 January 2005 The Libertarian candidate is declared ineligible until the 2012 general elections
Parties to the civil conflict
Libertarians Supreme Electoral Court of Trenado Liberals Supported by around 12 countries Conservatives Social Democracy National Union Federal Electoral Council Trenadian Court of Justice Supported by around 35 countries
Lead figures
Elias Meléndrez Osvaldo Cervantes