WOLA: Advocacy for Human Rights in the Americas
12 Mar 2009 | News

Presidential Elections in El Salvador: Expectations for Change and the Challenges Ahead

Salvadorans will go to the polls this coming Sunday to elect a new president in what many expect to be a close race, increasing tensions in the country and the possibility of conflict.  This new WOLA memo analyzes the current political panorama, the electoral process and mechanisms for observation, the platforms and positions of the two candidates, and coming challenges in electoral reform for Sunday’s victorious candidate. 

 To read the memo click here .