Tag: <span>FMLN</span>

Another Former Salvadoran President to Face Corruption Charges

Top Story — The Salvadoran Supreme Court ordered a civil prosecution Wednesday of former President Mauricio Funes on corruption charges. Though the case does not include drug charges, justices voted […] Read More >

El Salvador Election: ARENA Claims Narrow Victory Over FMLN

Today in Latin America Top Story — El Salvador’s right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party narrowly earned a victory in Sunday’s midterm elections and now holds a greater number of seats than […] Read More >

El Salvador Marks the Thirtieth Anniversary of Óscar Romero’s Assassination

Today in Latin America Top Story — Wednesday marked the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador for the Roman Catholic Church. This […] Read More >

El Salvador’s Funes Offers Apology For Civil War Abuses

Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes offered an apology Saturday for the crimes committed by the government during the country’s civil war, according to Reuters. Funes, the first president from the FMLN […] Read More >