Topic: Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front

El Salvador elections: Another test for Latin America's left

Sunday's National Congress and mayoral elections in El Salvador are seen as a litmus test for President Mauricio Funes of the left-leaning Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN).

El Salvador gets 'tough' amid worsening crime

President Mauricio Funes has appointed career military personnel to head the police and national security.  Many fear a return to failed policies of the past, writes guest blogger Hanna Stone.

Back to the future in Latin America? Sandinistas, generals, and Manuel Noriega

Back in Panama to serve more prison time, ex-dictator Manuel Noriega might be surprised how little the regional neighborhood has changed, writes guest blogger Mike Allison.

Peru election highlights decline of Latin America's hard-core left

The rebranding of left-leaning populist Ollanta Humala ahead of today's Peru election shows the wide spectrum of leftism in today's Latin America and how the most radical fold has started to wane.

In El Salvador, Obama lauds Funes as a model Central American leader

During his two-day visit to El Salvador, President Obama hailed center-left President Mauricio Funes as a leader who has strengthened democracy in a region beset by instability.

Chile vote is latest sign of region's shift to the center

In recent and upcoming races across Latin America, candidates have dropped a combative left-right discourse, and instead are appealing to a growing ideological center.

Why Panama tilts right in presidential vote

Most Latin American nations are electing leftists, but supermarket tycoon Ricardo Martinelli's message of change gives him an edge going into Sunday's election.

El Salvador: A former guerrilla becomes a tour guide

El Salvador joins Latin America's leftward tilt

A talk show host wins the presidential election. Will he be more like Venezuela's Chávez or Brazil's Lula?

El Salvador election: Is this a referendum on Chávez?

Evangelicals key to El Salvador elections

The group, which has begun to shift to the left, could determine the outcome of Sunday's presidential election.

Political mud slinging from the pulpit

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