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March 10, 2014

Rivals Claim Victory in El Salvador Election 
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Both candidates have claimed victory in El Salvador's presidential
election after a preliminary count showed the vote was too close to
call. The race pitted the governing party’s Salvador Sánchez Cerén
against the right-wing candidate, Norman Quijano. Sánchez Cerén, a
former rebel commander, was running to replace Mauricio Funes, marking
the first time an FMLN candidate succeeds another after decades of
right-wing governments. Sánchez Cerén was seen as the favorite coming
in, but the latest results show him ahead by less than 1 percent.

 

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