1977 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 20 February 1977.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276

The result was a victory for Carlos Humberto Romero of the National Conciliation Party (PCN), who received 67.3% of the vote. However, the election was characterized by massive fraud,Nohlen, p289 with officials of the National Opposition Union (UNO, an alliance of the Christian Democratic Party, National Revolutionary Movement and Nationalist Democratic Union) intercepting military radio transmissions ordering ballot box stuffing, whilst their election officials were assaulted and ejected from polling stations.Herman, Edward S. and Frank Brodhead (1984) Demonstration elections: U.S.-staged elections in the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, and El Salvador Boston: South End Press, p102 According to credible witnesses, in sixteen districts where an honest count was made, the UNO candidate, Ernesto Antonio Claramount Roseville, won around 75% of the vote.

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References

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