Mauricio Funes wins presidential election with 51.32%

Mauricio Funes, the FMLN candidate, won the presidential elections on March 15, 2009 with 51.32% of the vote, over the rival candidate from ARENA, Rodrigo Avila. The results from the election are below:

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To see the results from each department, click here.
To see the results from each municipality, click here.

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Salvadorans denounce political violence and defamation from the election campaigns

La Prensa Grafica released the findings from a poll on Salvadoran opinions of the electoral campaign. Surprisingly, most Salvadorans felt good about the electoral campaign, with two principle complaints: violence between different party activists and the public defamation messages. People associate violence in the street more with the FMLN and defamation – the dirty campaign [...]

Interview with President-Elect Mauricio Funes

New America Media recently posted the interview below with President-elect Mauricio Funes after his win on March 15, 2009. In the interview Funes discusses immigration, US-El Salvador relations, and why he believes CAFTA should not be repealed.
Immigration has become one of the defining issues of the United States-El Salvador relationship. How will your administration’s immigration [...]

PCN ex-candidates support Funes; party leaders still support Ávila

Tomás Chévez, ex-presidential candidate of the PCN, and his vice presidential candidate, González Garciaguirre, endorsed Mauricio Funes and the FMLN on Thursday, March 7 for the upcoming presidential elections.
In February, the PCN dropped out of the race in support of ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Ávila. Disagreeing with the party’s decision, Chévez initially intended to [...]