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329:Félix Ulloa
294:LGBT rights
177:Percentage
1728:Categories
1713:See also:
1289:1876 (Jun)
1284:1876 (Jan)
834:References
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604:Candidates
172:1,284,588
66:Registered
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115:Nominee
77:62.92% (
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1079:M&C
677:Morazán
662:Results
185:48.68%
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808:100.00
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819:62.92
786:99.23
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1602:2003
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1552:1974
1547:1972
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1537:1968
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1527:1964
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1507:1956
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1472:1932
1467:1931
1462:1928
1444:2024
1439:2019
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1419:1999
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1409:1989
1404:1984
1399:1977
1394:1972
1389:1967
1384:1962
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1374:1950
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1354:1935
1349:1931
1344:1927
1339:1923
1334:1919
1329:1915
1324:1911
1319:1907
1314:1903
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1249:1854
1244:1852
1239:1850
1234:1848
1229:1846
1224:1844
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1121:2009
1091:2009
1061:2009
1031:2009
1002:2009
976:2009
946:2009
916:2009
886:2009
860:2017
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608:The
598:FMLN
447:2024
441:2021
436:2018
423:2024
417:2019
412:2014
237:FMLN
138:FMLN
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