Weekly Report - 23 October 2008 (ISSN 1741-7422)

The ruling Alianza Nacionalista Republicana (Arena) is moving into unchartered territory. Clearly anxious about the revival of the Frente Farabundo Martí­ para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) as a moderate left-wing party, Arena is also presenting itself as an agent for change. The party leadership committee, Coena, selected a businessman, Arturo Zablah, with strong ties to the moderate left as running mate for Arena's presidential candidate, Rodrigo Avila. It is not inconceivable that Arena could even secure an alliance with a left-of-centre party. This would be unprecedented, and would go some way towards reducing the polarisation that characterises politics in El Salvador.

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