US/Salvadoran Academics Discuss Election Intervention

At a recent meeting in San Salvador between a group of Salvadoran and North American scholars, as well as representatives from institutions like the Procuraduría de Derecho Humanos, it was determined that the United States should not seek to influence in the Salvadoran elections.
The group’s conclusions were summed up in a document that they plan [...]

Salvadoran Foreign Minister Lobbies in Washington DC

On September 18, 2008, El Salvador’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marisol Argueta, spoke at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), advising that the United States should intervene in the upcoming Salvadoran elections.
In her speech at AEI, she stated that “Losing El Salvador (if the opposition wins) will be a lose-lose situation for the national security of both El [...]

Interview with FMLN party General Coordinator

 In a recent interview with El Faro, FMLN General Coordinator, Medaro Gonzalez addressed the apparent disparities between the platforms of FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes and the party itself. The major issues Gonzalez addresses are:

The repeal of the Amnesty Law,

The dollarization of the Salvadoran currency,

The Free Trade Agreement with the United States/CAFTA. Gonzalez [...]

Election Update

•This Saturday, voter registration for the El Salvador elections closed. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) reported that there are 4,226,000 voters officially registered to vote in 2009. Xiomara Avilés, Electoral Director for the TSE says this figure shows 425, 439 more voters registered than in 2006. The TSE got rid of 10,386 names in the [...]

Election Update

The El Salvador Armed Forces (FAES) have promised not to interfere in the elections and furthermore have promised to respect whichever party and candidate wins the regional elections in January and the Presidential elections in March.
The Minister of Defense, Jorge Alberto Molina, confirms the Armed Forces non-partisan status. Molina did acknowledge that there are groups [...]

Brief Election Update

Candidates for the Presidency of the United States recently chose their VIce Presidential running mates causing a media frenzy across the globe. Meanwhile, the presidential candidates in El Salvador are grappling with their ticket (‘formula’) formation as well.  
The candidate for the Frente Farabundo Martí de Liberación Nacional (FMLN) ticket, Mauricio Funes, has chosen Salvador Sánchez Cerén for his running mate, [...]