El Salvador: A new democratic norm?

Published by the Oxfam America blog

Written by Adam Olson, a Sister Cities Elections Observation Delegate

A second-round presidential election will be held in El Salvador on March 9th. As the people of El Salvador went to voting centers on February 2nd to elect the country’s fifth post-war president, I was there, grateful to watch history happen as an international election observer, working in solidarity with Salvadorans on this historic day. Though no presidential candidate won a majority of votes, the day was a clear victory for civil society in the country’s democratic evolution. It’s needed for crucial decisions ahead..

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