Approval of IU formula
IU approved its presidential ticket with Alfonso Barrantes Lingán as candidate and Jorge del Prado Chávez and Luis Nieto as vice presidents, but it was reformulated 36 hours later.
The Izquierda Unida (IU) formula for the presidential elections was approved in the early morning of October 9, 1984. The formula included the presidential candidacy of Alfonso Barrantes Lingán, with the vice-presidencies of Jorge del Prado Chávez and Luis Nieto. However, this formula barely lasted 36 hours and was reformulated, although the presidential candidacy of Alfonso Barrantes Lingán was maintained.