ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

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."

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)."

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.

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".

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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".

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".

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".

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.

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.

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.