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March 14, 2014

Former Rebel Leader Declared Winner in El Salvador Presidential Race 
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In El Salvador, a former rebel leader has been officially declared the
winner of the presidential election. Election authorities say Salvador
Sánchez Cerén defeated right-wing candidate Norman Quijano by a
fraction of a percent. Quijano has contested the results, calling for a
vote-by-vote recount. Sánchez Cerén said he will seek to work with his
opponents.

Salvador Sánchez Cerén: "We have opened our arms to the political
opposition so that we can build an agenda for the country together that
seeks to find solutions to the problems most Salvadorans have."

Sánchez Cerén is the first FMLN president to succeed another after
decades of right-wing rule in El Salvador.

 

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