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ANOTHER ONE? Lefty pres for El Salvador?

25 June 2008

Mauricio Funes, running for President of El Salvador from the FMLN (Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front) against the usual ex-military type candidate put up by ARENA. ARENA was founded as a right-wing alternative to a centerist military junta. FMLN started out as a left-wing guerrila movement. Tim Rogers at NACLA has a long article on the ties between the Sandinistas and the FMLN.

Funes has been called the “Barack Obama of el Salvador,” but other than he campaigns at rock concerts, I don’t see much similarity beyond both being the likely winner in their presidential campaigns (Funes is ahead by about 20 points in most polls). Being an ex-reporter, I’m guessing he’s just looking for more job security.

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21 July 2008 2:08 pm

hes not just a reporter, he knows a lot of politics, unlike the current president antonio saca, he was a sport tv presenter, he doesnt even know what his name is, hes just a puppet

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