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• Jun 09, 2011: El Salvador: Salvador to have absentee vote in 2014 election, The Associated Press (2011) Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes says his Central American country will allow citizens living abroad to vote in the 2014 presidential election.
• Feb 16, 2011: El Salvador: FMLN now has leadership of National Assembly, El Salvador Blog (2011) As of February 1, the presidency of the National Assembly is held for the first time by a member of the FMLN.
• Jan 21, 2011: noticias desde enero 2009
• Jan 21, 2011: Archivo de noticias
• Jan 13, 2010: El Salvador’s Funes Retains Enviable Rating, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2010) "The vast majority of people in El Salvador stand behind president Mauricio Funes, according to a poll by JBS Opinión Pública published in El Diario de Hoy. 87.9 per cent of respondents say Funes is doing a good or very good job leading the country."
• Sep 24, 2009: El Salvador: Salvadorans Praise Funes’s Performance, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2009) "Salvadoran president Mauricio Funes remains highly popular in the country, according to a poll by LPG Datos published in La Prensa Gráfica. 71 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s performance." [September 10, 2009]
• Sep 23, 2009: El Salvador: Funes Enjoys Honeymoon Period in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2009) Salvadoran president Mauricio Funes remains highly popular, according to a poll by CID-Gallup. 70 per cent of respondents approve of the head of state’s performance.
• Apr 02, 2009: El Salvador: Leftist claims El Salvador presidency, CNN (2009) Mauricio Funes, a member of a political party that waged guerrilla war against the government 17 years ago, claimed the presidency of El Salvador on Sunday night.
• Apr 01, 2009: El Salvador: Election Tracker, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2009) On Mar. 15, the governing, conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) held an internal primary ballot to choose its presidential candidate. Incumbent Antonio Saca is ineligible for a consecutive term in office. Former National Police chief Rodrigo Ávila, current vice-president Ana Vilma de Escobar and former presidential advisor Luis Mario Rodríguez contested ARENA’s nomination. Final results gave Ávila the title.
• Apr 01, 2009: El Salvador: El Salvador’s Saca to Leave with Good Rating, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2009) Salvadoran president Antonio Saca maintains a stable level of support, according to a poll by LPG Datos published in La Prensa Gráfica. Saca’s performance rating stands at 6.2 points, unchanged since December.
• Mar 31, 2009: El Salvador: Q&A: "Campaign of Fear Is Atrocious" Ahead of Salvadoran Vote, Latin America News Review (2009) "A poster of ruling ARENA's candidate Rodrigo Avila is seen in San Salvador March 4, 2009, ahead of the March 15 presidential election which pits ex-Marxist rebels' Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio Funes against Rodrigo Avila. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR)".
• Mar 30, 2009: El Salvador: Elections in El Salvador Invoke Rivalries of Civil War Years, The New York Times (2009) El Salvador’s presidential election is only days away, and prime time television here is jammed with campaign commercials featuring snappy jingles, earnest endorsements — and President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela.
• Mar 25, 2009: El Salvador: Presidential elections in El Salvador Triumph of the FMLN, UIT-CI (2009) The Frente Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), the former guerrilla organization's traditional Salvadoran people, won presidential elections. Su candidato, Mauricio Funes, fue electo con el 51,2% de los votos, derrotando al partido gobernante desde hace décadas, ARENA. Its candidate, Mauricio Funes, was elected with 51.2% of the vote, defeating the ruling party for decades, ARENA. Multitudes celebraban en las calles la derrota de los genocidas neoliberales. Crowds in the streets celebrating the defeat of the genocidal neoliberal.
• Mar 25, 2009: El Salvador: Funes Holds Small Lead in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2009) Salvador’s presidential election could be very close, according to a poll by CID-Gallup. 39 per cent of respondents would vote for Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), while 35 per cent would back Rodrigo Ávila of the ruling Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA).
• Mar 24, 2009: El Salvador: Funes Could Claim Victory in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2009) Former broadcast journalist Mauricio Funes could win tomorrow’s presidential election in El Salvador, according to a poll by CID-Gallup. 44 per cent of respondents would vote for the candidate of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), up five points since February.
• Mar 23, 2009: El Salvador: Obama congratulates Salvadoran election winner, Earth Times (2009) US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called El Salvador's president-elect Mauricio Funes to congratulate him on his win. Funes, a leftist who got 51 per cent of the vote in Sunday's election, put an end to a 20-year rule by right-wing party ARENA. His win was certified by the country's electoral commission on Wednesday
• Mar 23, 2009: El Salvador: SIDEBAR: El Salvador joins Latin America's swing to the left , Earth Times (2009) The triumph of leftist candidate Mauricio Funes in El Salvador's presidential election continued Latin America's swing to the left. Funes, of the former guerrilla group turned political party FMLN, got 51 per cent of the vote in Sunday's election, ending 20 years of rule by the right-wing party ARENA, according to preliminary official results with 90 per cent of the ballots counted.
• Mar 23, 2009: El Salvador: Leftist Funes leads preliminary count in El Salvador, Earth Times, (2009) Left-wing candidate Mauricio Funes appeared set to win Sunday's presidential election in El Salvador, according to the preliminary official count. Former television journalist Funes, 49, was leading with 51.28 per cent of the votes, to the 48.72 per cent of ruling-party candidate Rodrigo Avila, according to the Salvadoran Supreme Electoral Tribunal with some 33 per cent of the ballots counted.
• Mar 23, 2009: El Salvador: El Salvador begins presidential elections - Summary, Earth Times (2009) Salvadorans headed to the polls Sunday to elect a new president in a vote that could help the strife- torn Central American country put its violent political past behind it. For the first time in 20 years of rule by the right-wing party ARENA, the leftist FMLN is within reach of the presidency.
• Mar 23, 2009: El Salvador: Taiwan to strengthen ties with El Salvador's next president, Earth Times (2009) Taiwan has congratulated Mauricio Funes on his victory in El Salvador's presidential election and vowed to strengthen diplomatic ties with the Central American country, the Central News Agency (CNA) said Tuesday. CNA said that after Funes, the left-wing candidate, had won the Sunday's election, Taiwan's ambassador to El Salvador Liao Shih-chieh went to Funes' campaign headquarters to deliver the message of congratulation from President Ma Ying-jeou.
• Mar 23, 2009: El Salvador: Clinton invites Funes to Costa Rica summit; Ortega not attending, Ticotimes.net (2009) "El Salvador President-elect Mauricio Funes has been invited by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to participate in a summit of Central America leaders and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to be held March 30 in San José, Costa Rica".
• Mar 20, 2009: El Salvador: Scanning El Salvador's 2009 Electoral Horizon: The FMLN Nominates Mauricio Funes, upsidedownworld.org (2009) "As the US political juggernaut gears up for the primary battles that will define the 2008 Presidential election here, El Salvadorans are already fixing sights on their own 2009 race to replace President Antonio Saca. The Salvadoran constitution forbids standing presidents from running for re-election, so mark your calendars! Salvadorans will elect Congressional deputies and local mayors in January 2009. The presidential contest will take place in March. The candidate/ political party drama is just as juicy in El Salvador as is in the US, and for Central Americans, the stakes are high".
• Mar 20, 2009: El Salvador: El Salvador: Observing the moment of change, pnwlocalnews.com (2009) "On Sunday I watched as the people of El Salvador elected their next president, Mauricio Funes, who represents the Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN). His election marks the end of a 20-year domination of the right-wing ARENA party. The FMLN’s win is not only that of a political party, but a social movement that has been the victim of fraud, political violence and U.S. intervention for decades".
• Mar 19, 2009: El Salvador: Chavez congratulates Funes on electoral win in El Salvador, earthtimes.org (2009) "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday congratulated fellow-leftist Mauricio Funes for his historic win a day earlier in El Salvador's presidential election. In a statement issued by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, Chavez described the electoral victory as "unobjectionable and resounding," and offered Funes his assistance".
• Mar 18, 2009: El Salvador: Salvador President-Elect to Visit Brazil, Prensa Latina (2009) President-elect of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, confirmed his trip to Brazil, which will prevent him from attending as guest the Central American Summit to be held in Nicaragua on March 25.
• Mar 18, 2009: El Salvador: US Seeks Talks with Salvadorean President, Prensa Latina (2009) The US Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Thomas Shannon, will arrive in El Salvador Wednesday to reiterate his government´s support after the victory of FMLN in the presidential elections.
• Mar 18, 2009: El Salvador: El Salvador May Join ALBA, Prensa Latina (2009) The newly-elected government of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front in El Salvador is interested in strengthening ties with ALBA countries, FMLN Representative in Cuba Alfredo Elias said.
• Mar 18, 2009: El Salvador: El Salvador Chooses Change, Prensa Latina (2009) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio Funes' victory in Sunday presidential elections in El Salvador paves the way for a process of changes towards a developed, egalitarian country.
• Mar 18, 2009: El Salvador: El Salvador’s Quest for Centrist Politics, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2009) Regardless of who wins tomorrow, this election has revealed an important shift in the politics of the Central American nation. For the first time since the peace agreement, both ends of the political spectrum are seeking the center and driving away from ideological allegiances and clashes that were inherited from the years of violence.
• Mar 18, 2009: El Salvador: The Battle of the Polls, Lvin dependent (2009) The battle of the polls in the 2009 elections in El Salvador has been joined throughout the campaign, which began quite early, as the FMLN settled on Mauricio Funes as their presidential candidate in September of 2007. There are many polling firms that have been employed in the service of trying to figure out what will happen in the El Salvador elections of January 18, 2009 for legislative assembly and municipal seats, and March 15, 2009, for the presidential contest. Here is a review of some of the results over the last months.
• Mar 18, 2009: El Salvador: El Salvador’s Quest for Centrist Politics, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2009) It was an ugly one. El Salvador’s civil war, waged between 1980 and 1992, left a death toll of well over 70,000 and thousands more disappeared. It was only 17 years ago that the United Nations (UN) helped broker a peace deal that would see the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) renouncing violence and becoming a legal political party.
• Mar 18, 2009: El Salvador: El Salvador promises free observation in presidential elections, Sina English (2009) Salvadorian President Elias Antonio Saca requested on Friday international observers to point out any irregularity in the country's presidential elections on Sunday, according to news reaching here from San Salvador.
• Mar 18, 2009: El Salvador: “Hope is born” - FMLN candidate Mauricio Funes wins presidency of El Salvador, cispes.org (2009) " Mauricio Funes and running mate Salvador Sánchez Cerén of the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) declared their electoral victory to the Salvadoran people at 9:30 last night, signaling the end of 20 years of rule by the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). The essence of Funes’ campaign slogan, “hope is born,” could be felt throughout the country yesterday, with massive voter turnout reported from the metropolis of San Salvador to rural villages in the outlying departments".
• Mar 05, 2009: El Salvador: Funes Remains Ahead of Ávila in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2009) Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) is the frontrunner in El Salvador’s presidential race, according to a poll by CS Sondea. 41.3 per cent of respondents would vote for Funes in next month’s ballot, while 30.1 per cent would support Rodrigo Ávila of the ruling Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA).
• Mar 05, 2009: El Salvador: Salvadoran Presidential Contenders Virtually Tied, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2009) The main candidates in El Salvador’s presidential election are almost even, according to a poll by Borge & Asociados released by El Diario de Hoy. 40.9 per cent of respondents would vote for Rodrigo Ávila of the governing conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) while 40 per cent would support Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN).
• Feb 26, 2009: El Salvador: Salvadoran Presidential Race Gets Tighter, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2009) "The main contenders in El Salvador’s presidential race are now running neck-and-neck, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky released by TCS. 37.7 per cent of respondents would vote for Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), while 35.1 per cent would support Rodrigo Ávila of the ruling Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)."
• Jan 20, 2009: El Salvador: Ex-guerrilla group wins the most seats in El Salvador legislature, CNN (2009) "A former guerrilla group that laid down its arms in 1992 has won the most seats in El Salvador's national Legislative Assembly, giving the FMLN a big boost toward winning the presidential election in March."
• Jan 19, 2009: El Salvador: Sunday vote in El Salvador may hint at coming presidential pick, CNN (2009) "The FMLN, the leftist guerrilla group that laid down its arms in 1992 and joined the electoral process, stands to gain legislative seats in Sunday's election and has a good chance of winning the presidency in March."
• Dec 11, 2008: El Salvador: Funes Has Comfortable Lead in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "Former broadcast journalist Mauricio Funes is widening his advantage over his strongest opponent ahead of next year’s presidential election in El Salvador, according to a poll by CID-Gallup"
• Nov 10, 2008: El Salvador: Funes Leads, Ávila Gains in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "Left-wing presidential candidate Mauricio Funes is leading in El Salvador, according to a poll by Borge & Asociados published in El Diario de Hoy. 41.5 per cent of respondents would support Funes of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) in next year’s election, up 3.9 points since July."
• Oct 29, 2008: El Salvador: Presidential Race Still Close in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) is holding on to the top spot in El Salvador, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky released by TCS. 33.9 per cent of respondents would back Funes in next year’s presidential ballot."
• Oct 27, 2008: El Salvador: Leftist Funes Loses Steam in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "The presidential campaign of Mauricio Funes is losing momentum in El Salvador, according to a poll by LPG Datos published in La Prensa Gráfica. 29.2 per cent of respondents would vote for the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate in the 2009 ballot, down 1.9 points since July."
• Oct 27, 2008: El Salvador: Leftist Funes Leads Ávila in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "Public support for Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) is high in El Salvador, according to a poll by Universidad Francisco Gavidia. 47.4 per cent of respondents would vote for Funes in next year’s presidential election."
• Oct 27, 2008: El Salvador: FMLN Candidate Ahead in Salvadoran Race, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) is the frontrunner in the race for El Salvador’s presidency, according to a poll by Universidad Centroamericana. 49.7 per cent of respondents would vote for Funes in next year’s ballot."
• Sep 10, 2008: El Salvador: Funes Remains Ahead in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "Mauricio Funes is leading in the early stages of El Salvador’s presidential race, according to a poll by LPG Datos published in La Prensa Gráfica. 31.1 per cent of respondents would support the left-leaning Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate in next year’s election. "
• Sep 05, 2008: El Salvador: Salvadorans Headed to Tight Presidential Race, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "Left and right are waging a close presidential battle in El Salvador, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky released by TCS. 34.2 per cent of respondents would vote for Mauricio Funes of the left-leaning Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in next year’s ballot, while 30.8 per cent would back Rodrigo Ávila of the governing conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). "
• Sep 05, 2008: El Salvador: ARENA Candidate Makes Gains in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "A conservative candidate is closing in on the left-wing frontrunner in El Salvador’s presidential race, according to a poll by Borge & Asociados published in El Diario de Hoy. 37.6 per cent of respondents would vote for Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in next year’s ballot, while 30.5 per cent would back Rodrigo Ávila of the governing conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). "
• Sep 05, 2008: El Salvador: Avila Narrows Gap in Salvadoran Race, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "The race for El Salvador’s top office is becoming tighter, according to a poll by CID-Gallup. 40 per cent of respondents would vote for Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in next year’s ballot, down one point since May."
• Jul 08, 2008: El Salvador: Left-Leaning Candidate Leads in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "The presidential candidate of the left-leaning Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) is favoured by many Salvadorans, according to a poll by Borge & Asociados published in El Diario de Hoy. 37.5 per cent of respondents would vote for Mauricio Funes in next year’s ballot, up 10.8 points since April."
• Jul 08, 2008: El Salvador: Funes Loses Ground in Salvadoran Race, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "The early frontrunner in El Salvador’s presidential election has lost popularity, according to a poll by LPG Datos published in La Prensa Gráfica. 28.4 per cent of respondents would vote for Mauricio Funes of the left-leaning Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in the 2009 ballot, down 5.2 points since April."
• Jun 17, 2008: El Salvador: Funes Still Ahead in Salvadoran Race, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "A former broadcast journalist is the early frontrunner in El Salvador’s presidential race, according to a poll by LPG Datos published in La Prensa Gráfica. 33.6 per cent of respondents would back Mauricio Funes of the left-leaning Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in next year’s ballot, while 24.7 per cent would vote for Rodrigo Ávila of the governing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)."
• Jun 17, 2008: El Salvador: Journalist Early Frontrunner in El Salvador, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "Mauricio Funes, a former broadcast journalist, is a popular presidential contender in El Salvador, according to a poll by CID-Gallup. 41 per cent of respondents would vote for Funes of the left-leaning Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in next year’s ballot, down three points since March."
• Jun 17, 2008: El Salvador: Leftist Funes is Best Choice for Salvadorans, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2008) "Most people in El Salvador think Mauricio Funes of the left-leaning Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) would be a good head of state, according to a poll by Universidad Tecnológica. 57.1 per cent of respondents think the former broadcast journalist is the best presidential candidate."