Salvadoran presidential election, 2009
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A presidential election was held in El Salvador on 15 March 2009. The main candidates were Rodrigo Ávila (ARENA) and Mauricio Funes (FMLN). Funes won the election with 51.3% of the vote.
Polls
A poll from mid September 2008 gave Funes 29.2% and Ávila 26.1%, while Tomás Chévez (PCN) got 1.9%. However, a poll from late September gave Funes 47.4% to 23.8% for Ávila. This latter poll showing Funes with a large lead is more consistent with polling from previous months.[1][2]
Later polls from 2008 showed a tightening race between Funes and Ávila, with Funes retaining the lead.[3]
Candidates
The Christian Democratic Party had nominated Carlos Rivas Zamora and Merlin Peña, but withdrew the nominations on 2 February 2009 after it became apparent that they would have little chance of winning the election. The PDC did not immediately voice support for one of the other candidates.[4] In the same direction, the PCN, which had nominated Luis Tomás Chévez, also withdrew its candidate a couple days later.
Results
FMLN won the election with 51.3% of the vote, while ARENA received 48.7%, marking the first time ARENA had lost a presidential election in 20 years.[5] Of the election, Funes said, "This is the happiest night of my life, and I want it to be the night of El Salvador's greatest hope. I want to thank all the people who voted for me and chose that path of hope and change."[6] Ávila conceded defeat, saying that he and his party "will be a constructive opposition."[6] An observation team from the Organization of American States said that the elections were held without any major incidents, although there were claims of Hondurans voting at a voting center in Torola, Morazán.[7]
Several governments said that they looked forward to working with the new government, including Taiwan and the United States.[8][9]
e • d Summary of the 15 March 2009 Salvadoran presidential election results
| Candidate – Party |
Votes |
% |
| Mauricio Funes – Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional) |
1,354,000 |
51.32 |
| Rodrigo Ávila – Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista) |
1,284,588 |
48.68 |
| Total |
2,638,588 |
100.00 |
| Invalid votes |
20,550 |
| Total votes (turnout 61.9%) |
2,659,138 |
| Registered voters |
4,294,849 |
| Source: TSE 1, TSE 2 |
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