ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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)".