2000 Salvadoran legislative election

2000 Salvadoran legislative election

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All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly 43 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– ARENA Alfredo Cristiani 36.04 29 +1 FMLN Fabio Castillo Figueroa 35.22 31 +4 PCN Ciro Cruz Zepeda 8.82 13 +2 PDC René Aguiluz 7.19 6 −4 CDU Rubén Zamora 5.38 3 New PAN Horacio Rios 3.71 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 12 March 2000.^[1] Although the Nationalist Republican Alliance received the most votes, the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front won the most seats. Voter turnout was 42%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nationalist Republican Alliance	436,169	36.04	29	+1
	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front	426,289	35.22	31	+4
	National Conciliation Party	106,802	8.82	13	+2
	Christian Democratic Party	87,074	7.19	6	–4
	United Democratic Centre	65,070	5.38	3	New
	National Action Party	44,901	3.71	2	New
	Social Christian Union	23,329	1.93	0	New
	Liberal Democratic Party	15,639	1.29	0	–2
	Popular Labor Party	4,996	0.41	0	New
Total		1,210,269	100.00	84	0
Valid votes		1,210,269	96.33
Invalid/blank votes		46,073	3.67
Total votes		1,256,342	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,007,233	41.78
Source: Nohlen

References

Bibliography

• Political Handbook of the world, 1997. New York, 1998.