Recently, CISPES sat down with Norma Guevara, the Elections Secretary of the leftist Farabundo Martí Front for National Liberation (FMLN) party and FMLN representative to the Legislative Commission on Election Reforms, to hear an overview on the major issues at play in March's municipal and legislative elections. Among the issues Diputada Guevara touches ...

On Wednesday, January 11, brigades from all parties took to the streets to post campaign materials for their parties and candidates on the first day of the official two-month campaign period for the March 11 elections. The following morning, San Salvador mayor and the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) candidate ...

Re-posted from NACLA, the North American Congress on Latin America. Please read the original article here and support NACLA's great coverage of news and social movements in Latin America and the Caribbean! ‘Removing the Veil’: El Salvador Apologizes for State Violence on 20th Anniversary of Peace Accords Jan 17 2012 by Leah Wilson ...

With little over two months remaining until the March 2012 legislative and municipal elections in El Salvador, the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) remains in the lead. A recent poll from the University of Central America shows that 29.6 percent of voters plan to vote for the FMLN, while 24.2 ...

On December 12, a group of Republican Senators in the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee effectively filibustered to block the confirmation of Mari Carmen Aponte to continue in her current role as US Ambassador to El Salvador, though Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) left the door open to bring the ...

On November 7, the Supreme Court forced the Legislative Assembly back to the drawing board to re-write the election rules again, keeping the process for the elections set for just 4 months away on shaky ground. The Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) declared unconstitutional various electoral reforms approved by the ...

Ex-general replaces leftist leader in El Salvador's security cabinet as Washington expands its “War on Drugs” through Central America **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contact: Alexis Stoumbelis – 202-521-2510 ext. 205 or (978) 394-0425 Yesterday, President of El Salvador Mauricio Funes swore in retired general David Munguía Payés as the country´s new Minister of Public ...

If you missed the virtual delegation with Adalberto Elias, FMLN Municipal Youth Coordinator of San Salvador, you can watch it here!

On Tuesday, November 8, Manuel Melgar resigned from his post as Minister of Security, to which he was appointed by President Mauricio Funes soon after his inauguration in June 2009. No official reason has been given for the resignation; however, evidence points to intervention by the U.S. State Department, which ...

CISPES Special Update (Oct.2011) To join CISPES’ March Election Observer delegation, contact Lisa Fuller at lisa@cispes.org or (202) 521-2510 ext. 204. Download a flyer and application at www.cispes.org! The municipal and legislative elections scheduled for March 11, 2012, will mark the first time the people of El Salvador return to the polls ...