(Read the original here) With 56 votes in favor and 26 against it, the Legislative Assembly approved the Regulation Law for isolation, quarantine, observation and surveillance due to COVID-19, as proposed by the government and, although the deputies included some changes, it still does not take into account the guidelines of the Constitutional Chamber to […]
by U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities The ARENA party, recently ousted from the Executive Branch after almost 20 years controlling the Presidency, finds itself in the midst of internal divisions. On October 12th, the day after its General Assembly, 12 ARENA representatives to the Legislative Assembly announced their discontent with ARENA leadership and stated that […]
ARENA, the conservative party which ruled El Salvador for twenty years before its defeat in presidential elections in March 2009, has an internal rebellion on its hands. As described in El Faro, twelve of ARENA’s 32 deputies in the National Assembly have declared themselves independent of the party leadership. They are demanding 2 seats on […]