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Caribbean & Central America - September 2008 (ISSN 1741-4458)
EL SALVADOR: Sparks start to fly in presidential campaign
The ruling Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (Arena) is resorting to
mudslinging in the campaign for next March's presidential elections. This is a
good sign for the opposition Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional
(FMLN), whose candidate, Mauricio Funes, remains out front in opinion polls.
Normally, it is the FMLN which indulges in mudslinging because it is unable to
catch Arena. The role reversal suggests that Arena is increasingly rattled by
the strength of the challenge posed by Funes.
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