 Elections were held in 1995 which were won by René Préval, gaining 88% of the popular vote, albeit on a low turnout.Aristide subsequently formed his own party, Fanmi Lavalas, and political deadlock ensued; the November 2000 election returned Aristide to the presidency with 92% of the vote.The election had been boycotted by the opposition, then organized into the Convergence Démocratique, over a dispute in the May legislative elections.