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Weekly Report - 27 February 2014 (WR-14-08)
EL SALVADOR: FMLN closes in on presidency
Victory is within sight for Salvador Sánchez Cerén. The presidential candidate for the left-wing Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) is heading into the second round of elections on 9 March having increased the lead he established over Norman Quijano, his rival from the right-wing Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (Arena), in the first round, according to six opinion polls published over the last week. In a final roll of the dice Quijano has distanced himself from Arena by disowning his ex-campaign adviser, former president Francisco Flores (1999-2004), who is being investigated for corruption; and announcing a moderate left-winger and former FMLN presidential candidate as an adviser and future cabinet minister.
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