On March 15th, when the announcement that Mauricio Funes had won the presidential race was publicized, Salvadoran communities overflowed with excitement and celebration. In the coming days, people breathed a collective sigh of relief, as the historic task of electing the first Left-wing president of El Salvador had been successfully completed. Since then, CRIPDES and […]
By United States-El Salvador Sister Cities and the Social Initiative for Democracy Presidential Elections March 15th, 2009 For the presidential elections on March 15th, 2009, U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities, together with the Social Initiative for Democracy, coordinated a delegation of 24 observers, among them international and Salvadoran national observers. The group consisted of social workers, […]
Written by USESSC Election Observer and COHA Fellow Kira Vinke Mauricio Funes’ victory in the Salvadoran presidential election on March 15 marked what could be an important alteration in the country’s politics. After two decades of often fierce right-wing rule, the former guerrillas of the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) defeated the […]
March 18, 2009 U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities led an observation mission with the Social Initiative for Democracy for the March 15th, 2009 Presidential Elections in El Salvador. The mission included 24 International and Salvadoran observers and observed in the municipalities of El Puerto, La Libertad; Arcatao Chalatenango; Cinquera, Cabanas; Tecoluca, San Vicente and Suchitoto, Cuscatlán […]
March 13, 2009 A huge THANK YOU! and Congratulations! to everyone who has participated in advocacy this week by calling the State Department, the Embassy, and Congressional representatives. The campaign has been more successful than any of us expected. Not only did the U.S. State Department issue a statement affirming U.S. neutrality in the El […]
March 16, 20098:00 am The wait is over. After almost 20 years of an ARENA government and the FMLN being the opposition, things have changed. Yesterday the Salvadoran people went to the polls in impressive numbers to elect Mauricio Funes as the next president of El Salvador. With the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) reporting 99.4% […]
Excerpts from an interview with WERU Radio: March 18, 2009 First of all an extensive greetings to all of you. As the FMLN slogan went, hope overcame fear, and now we have Mauricio Funes as our President. This is a product of the work that we have been doing for many years–working with perseverance to […]
EMERGENCY URGENT ACTION: URGENT ACTION: Republicans threaten Salvadoran voters from floor of House of Representatives. Yesterday, two Republicans gave speeches on the floor of the House of Representatives threatening that Salvadorans living in the U.S. will lose their immigration status and be outlawed from sending money home to their families if voters in El […]
URGENT ACTION: Republicans threaten Salvadoran voters from floor of House of Representatives. Yesterday, two Republicans gave speeches on the floor of the House of Representatives threatening that Salvadorans living in the U.S. will lose their immigration status and be outlawed from sending money home to their families if voters in El Salvador exercise their right […]
The past three months have been tense in the municipality of Cinquera, as community organizers face numerous threats to their daily work. Known as one of the most calm and safe municipalities in the country, it has become a target by a Right Wing campaign to degrade the community and provoke violence. December 2008: […]