President Salvador Sánchez Cerén delivered his fourth and final state-of-the-nation address on 1 June to the legislative assembly. He defended his administration’s achievements, but he looked out upon fewer friendly faces than at any other stage of his term in office given the pummelling suffered by the ruling left-wing Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) in legislative (and municipal) elections in March. This defeat was responsible for the FMLN voting for a presidential candidate in primary elections on 27 May who was not even in the frame two months ago. It also prompted the government to launch ‘Plan 10’ for the 10 months leading up to presidential elections in February 2019 to deliver on socio-economic goals it has not met. But there was little evidence of self-criticism in Sánchez Cerén’s annual address.End of preview - This article contains approximately 921 words.
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