1994 Colombian presidential election

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1994 Colombian presidential election
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  1990 29 May 1994 (first round)
19 June 1994 (second round)
1998  
Turnout33.95% (first round)
43.32% (second round)
  Ernesto Samper.jpg Andres Pastrana Arango (2001).jpg
Nominee Ernesto Samper Andrés Pastrana Arango
Party Liberal Conservative
Home state Bogotá Bogotá
Running mate Humberto De la Calle Luis Fernando Ramírez
Popular vote3,733,3663,576,781
Percentage50.57%48.45%

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Colombian Presidential Election Second Round Results, 1994.svg

President before election

César Gaviria
Liberal

Elected President

Ernesto Samper
Liberal

Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 1994, with a second round on 19 June. [1] The result was a victory for Ernesto Samper of the Colombian Liberal Party, who received 50.57% of the vote in the run-off.

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Samper's victory was tainted by the Proceso 8000 scandal, involving accusations that the Liberal Party had sought funding from the Cali Cartel during his campaign and afterward. This resulted in an investigation, which found several of Samper's close associates within the party guilty, although Samper himself was absolved of any wrongdoing. [2] However, the scandal badly damaged his and his party's reputation during his presidency and resulted in a coalition of opposition politicians forming to oppose him. This resulted in the defeat of the Liberal Party in the following 1998 presidential election. As of the 2022 presidential election, Samper was Colombia's last Liberal Party president.

Results

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Ernesto Samper Colombian Liberal Party 2,623,21045.303,733,33650.57
Andrés Pastrana Arango Colombian Conservative Party 2,604,77144.983,576,78148.45
Antonio Navarro Wolff Colombian Compromise (AD/M-19ASI)219,2413.79
Regina Betancur de Liska Metapolitical Unitary Movement 64,1311.11
Miguel Alfredo Maza MarquezCivic People's Convergence55,1900.95
Alberto Mendoza MoralesNational Convergence–Patriotic UnionPCC 34,4370.59
Enrique Parejo GonzalezDemocratic Alternative29,2460.50
Guillermo AlemánEcological Orientation Movement22,9230.40
Gloria Gaitán Jorge Eliecer Gaitán Movement17,3970.30
José Antonio Cortes Huertas Civic and Christian Commitment for the Community 11,7040.20
Miguel Zamora AvilaLet's Protest9,0590.16
José GalatMoral Front9,0550.16
Doris de CastroIndependent Christian Movement6,0200.10
Luis Rodríguez Orjuela Progressive National Movement 5,7110.10
Oscar Rojas MassoWe are Free4,3680.08
José Guillermo Barnosa MillanOrganisation for National Peace3,7970.07
Mario Diazgranados LlinasChristian CGT3,3190.06
Efraín Toress PlazasBelieve – No to the War2,6370.05
Blank votes65,1161.1272,5360.98
Total5,791,332100.007,382,653100.00
Valid votes5,791,33299.487,382,65399.39
Invalid votes29,9990.5245,0890.61
Total votes5,821,331100.007,427,742100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,146,59733.9517,146,59743.32
Source: Nohlen, CMPR [3]

Proceso 8000

The Process 8000 (lit.'8000 Process') is the unofficial name given to the corruption scandal surrounding accusations that Colombian Liberal Party candidate Ernesto Samper's 1994 campaign for President of Colombia was partially funded by drug money. The name came from the case number issued by the Office of the Attorney General for their investigation into the allegations. The investigation formally ended in the mid-1990s. The investigation found several of Samper's close associates to be guilty, although Samper himself was absolved of any wrongdoing. [4] [5]

References

  1. Nohlen, Dieter (2005). Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II. p. 306. ISBN   978-0-19928-358-3.
  2. "El proceso 8.000, a 21 años del escándalo mayor". El Espectador . 23 April 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. "Uniób Patriótica: Imágenes de un sueño" (PDF). Centro de Memoria, Paz y Reconciliación. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2021.
  4. "El proceso 8.000, a 21 años del escándalo mayor". El Espectador . 23 April 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. "Colombia President's Aide Linked to Drug Money". New York Times. 27 July 1995.