1978–1979_Ecuadorian_general_election

1978–79 Ecuadorian general election

1978–79 Ecuadorian general election

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General elections were held in Ecuador in 1978 and 1979.[1] The first round of the presidential election was held on 16 July 1978, with a second round held alongside parliamentary elections on 29 April 1979.[1] The presidential election was won by Jaime Roldós Aguilera of the Concentration of People's Forces (CPF), who received 68.5% of the vote in the run-off, becoming the country's first freely-elected president.[2] The CPF emerged as the largest party in the National Congress, winning 29 of the 69 seats.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p379 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. [2]
    Enciclopedia Electoral Latinoamericana y del Caribe, p300
  3. [3]
    Nohlen, p395
  4. [4]
    Almanaque Ecuador Total 1996, Publimprent S.A.
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