Congressional Elections Held in El Salvador
Congressional Elections Held in El Salvador
World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: March 02, 2015 08:20 IST
San Salvador: El Salvador voted on Sunday in tightly contested congressional elections, with President Salvador Sanchez Ceren seeking broader legislative support for his efforts to fight gang violence racking the country.
Since Sanchez Ceren took office in June last year, he has had to strike alliances with small right-wing parties to achieve a majority and overcome fierce opposition from conservative foe ARENA, the party his FMLN ousted from power in the 2009 elections.
The FMLN and ARENA fought each other in a bloody civil war that lasted from 1980 to 1992, and the divide between them still dominates the country's politics.
The FMLN had a narrow lead heading into the vote, but it was within the margin of error. Opinion polls predicted the 84-member legislature would remain deeply split, with neither party achieving the 43 seats needed for a simple majority.
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