Nicaraguan general election, 1990 - wikipedia Nicaraguan general election, 1990 Nicaraguan presidential election, 1990 ← 1984 February 25, 1990 ( 1990 - 02 - 25 ) 1996 → Candidate Violeta Chamorro Daniel Ortega Party UNO FSLN Popular vote 777.552 579.886 Percentage 54.74 % 40.82 % President before election Daniel Ortega FSLN President - elect Violeta Chamorro UNO A general election was held in Nicaragua to elect a president and parliament on February 25, 1990. Contents 1 Presidential election results 2 Legislative election 3 References 4 Bibliography Presidential election results Candidate Party / Alliance % Votes Violeta Barrios de Chamorro National Opposition Union ( UNO ) 54.74 % 777,552 Daniel Ortega Sandinista National Liberation Front ( FSLN ) 40.82 % 579,886 Erick Ramírez Beneventes Social Christian Party ( PCS ) 1.18 % 16,751 Issa Moisés Hassán Morales Revolutionary Unity Movement ( MUR ) 0.78 % 11,136 Bonifacio Miranda Bengoechea Workers ' Revolutionary Party ( PRT ) 0.60 % 8,590 Isidro Téllez Toruño Marxist - Leninist Popular Action Movement ( MAP ML ) 0.57 % 8,115 Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha Social Conservative Party ( PSC ) 0.41 % 5,798 Blanca Rojas Echaverry Central American Unionist Party ( PUCA ) 0.36 % 5,065 Eduardo Molina Palacios Democratic Conservative Party of Nicaragua ( PCDN ) 0.32 % 4,500 Rodolfo Robelo Herrera Independent Liberal Party for National Unity ( PLIUN ) 0.22 % 3,151 Total valid votes 100 % 1,420,544 Spoilt and invalid votes 5.97 % 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. References Jump up ^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. ( Oxford ) ( u.a. ) : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp. 502. Jump up ^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. ( Oxford ) ( u.a. ) : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp. 496. Bibliography Alcántara Sáez, Manuel. Sistemas políticos de América Latina. Madrid : Tecnos. Two volumes. Volume two is `` México, América Central y el Caribe. '' Largely rewritten and updated second edition. 1999. Anderson, Leslie. `` Elections and public opinion in the development of Nicaraguan democracy. '' Seligson, Mitchell A. and John A. Booth. 1995. Elections and democracy in Central America, revisited. 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Question: who was elected president of nicaragua in 1990
Answer: Violeta Barrios de Chamorro