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Advocacy for Free and Fair Elections in El Salvador
Join us in advocating for free and fair elections in El Salvador
With the presidential elections coming up next March and the municipal elections in January, intensity is rising in El Salvador. Mauricio Funes, the presidential candidate for the FMLN, is leading Rodrigo Avila of the right wing party ARENA by as much as 15% in the polls. If the FMLN wins the presidential election it will end 19 years that the ARENA party has controlled the presidency in El Salvador.
Many say that these are the most important elections in Salvadoran history.
More than 20 political and social leaders have been murdered in El Salvador in the past two years. The 2004 presidential election was well known for widespread fraud and the US Ambassador to El Salvador has admitted to US intervention in the 2004 election. For the sovereignty and human rights of our partners in El Salvador, join us in advocating for free and fair elections.
1. Join our Campaign Action Committee
This committee meets by phone to plan and respond to advocacy actions. Please email Sistercities.Elsalvador@gmail.com to join the committee.
2. Join our Election Observation Delegations
Presidential Elections Delegation: March 10-19th
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Delegation participates will learn about and document the electoral process,
receive training as elections observers, observe at the polling locations that are at the highest risk for fraud on election day and document the results of the observation and publicize them in El Salvador and in the US.
3. Respond and ask others to respond to Sister Cities Action Alerts
We periodically send out Action Alerts to write letters and faxes to Salvadoran officials when the human rights of the people El Salvador have been violated.
4. Educate yourself about the threats to free and fair elections in El Salvador
Please see links to elections news to read more about the elections in El Salvador.
