1988 Venezuelan general election

1988 Venezuelan general election

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Presidential election
Turnout	81.85%
Nominee Carlos Andrés Pérez Eduardo Fernández Party Democratic Action Copei Popular vote 3,868,843 2,955,061 Percentage 52.91% 40.42%
President before election Jaime Lusinchi Democratic Action Elected President Carlos Andrés Pérez Democratic Action

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General elections were held in Venezuela on 4 December 1988.^[1] The presidential elections were won by Carlos Andrés Pérez of Democratic Action, who received 53% of the vote,^[2] whilst his party won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Voter turnout was 82%.^[3]

Background

Democratic Action President Jaime Lusinchi backed Octavio Lepage to succeed him as the party's candidate for the election,^[4] but in a primary election the party chose Carlos Andrés Pérez,^[5] (previously president from 1974 to 1979).

Results

President

Congress

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Chamber	+/–	Senate	+/–
	Democratic Action	3,123,790	43.29	97	–16	22	–6
	Copei	2,247,236	31.14	67	+7	20	+6
	MAS–MIR	733,421	10.16	18	+6	3	+1
	New Democratic Generation [es]	236,833	3.28	6	+6	1	+1
	Radical Cause	117,562	1.63	3	+3	0	0
	People's Electoral Movement	116,621	1.62	2	–1	0	0
	Democratic Republican Union	103,883	1.44	2	–1	0	0
	Formula 1	93,228	1.29	2	New	0	New
	Authentic Renewal Organization	92,117	1.28	2	New	0	New
	Communist Party of Venezuela	70,058	0.97	1	–2	0	0
	National Opinion [es]	41,984	0.58	1	–2	0	0
	Socialist League	36,394	0.50	0	–1	0	0
	National Integration Movement [es]	33,728	0.47	0	–1	0	0
	New Republic	24,596	0.34	0	0	0	0
	Electoral Renewal Integration	18,986	0.26	0	0	0	0
	National Party	14,500	0.20	0	New	0	New
	51 other parties	111,463	1.54	0	–	0	–
Total		7,216,400	100.00	201	+1	46	+2
Valid votes		7,216,400	96.22
Invalid/blank votes		283,635	3.78
Total votes		7,500,035	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		9,185,647	81.65
Source: Nohlen, SIC[6]

References

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