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With nearly 6% of precincts reporting,  ARENA was ahead with nearly 39.8% of the vote
Some 4.5 million people are eligible to vote in Sunday's election
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El Salvador Elections
El Salvador Elections
El Salvador Elections
El Salvador Elections
El Salvador Elections

El Salvador leader dealt setback in legislative vote

The leftist government of President Mauricio Funes suffered a setback in weekend legislative elections which gave the right wing a narrow victory, analysts said Monday.
 

Right-wing party holds slim lead in El Salvador polls

A right-wing opposition party on Monday led by a slim margin in El Salvador's general election in which the leftist government of President Mauricio Funes faced a key test of its popularity.
 

Right-wing party holds slim lead in El Salvador vote

A right-wing opposition party on Monday led by a slim margin in El Salvador's general election, in which the leftist government of President Mauricio Funes faced a key test of its popularity and support.
 

Right-wing party takes lead in El Salvador vote

A right-wing opposition party took an early lead in El Salvador's general election, in which the leftist government of President Mauricio Funes is facing a key test of its popularity and support.
 

Leftist ex-guerrillas face test in El Salvador vote

President Mauricio Funes and El Salvador's first leftist government since the end of its bitter civil war faced a key test Sunday as voters cast ballots for mayors and national lawmakers.
 

Ex-guerrillas face El Salvador poll test

Voters in El Salvador go to the polls Sunday to choose lawmakers for the legislature in a big test for the first leftist government since the end of the civil war 20 years ago.
 

Salvadoran leader apologizes for bishop's killing

30 years on, Salvadoran president apologizes for assassination of bishop that precipitated war. El Salvador's first leftist president publicly apologized on behalf of the state Wednesday for the assassination of a Roman Catholic archbishop 30 years ago at the outset of the country's civil war.
 

El Salvador's Funes apologizes for civil war abuses

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's leftist president, Mauricio Funes, apologized on behalf of the state on Saturday for crimes committed by the former right-wing government in the country's long and vicious civil war.
 

Clinton attends El Salvador leftist inauguration

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Two decades after Marxist rebels battled U.S.-armed governments in El Salvador, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday celebrated the presidential inauguration of a leftist leader of the rebels' party and called it a testament to democracy.
 

El Salvador's 1st leftist president takes power

El Salvador inaugurates 1st leftist president from party of former Marxist guerrillas. A journalist from a party of former Marxist guerrillas became El Salvador's first leftist president Monday, immediately restoring ties with Cuba while promising to remain friendly with the United States.
 

At El Salvador inauguration, US turns bitter page

Former journalist Mauricio Funes was sworn as president of El Salvador at a ceremony witnessed by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as Washington seeks to work with a moderate Latin American left.
 

Leftist Funes takes over as El Salvador's president

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Leftist Mauricio Funes was sworn in as El Salvador's president on Monday, vowing a break with a past scarred by civil war as he brought a party founded by Marxist guerrillas to power for the first time.
 

Clinton attends El Salvador leftist inauguration

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Two decades after Marxist rebels battled U.S.-armed governments in El Salvador, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday celebrated the presidential inauguration of a leftist leader of the rebels' party and called it a testament to democracy.
 

At El Salvador inauguration, US turns bitter page

Former journalist Mauricio Funes was Monday sworn in as president of El Salvador at a ceremony witnessed by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as Washington seeks to work with a moderate Latin American left.
 

El Salvador and Cuba reestablish diplomatic ties

El Salvador and Cuba formally reestablished diplomatic ties, broken since the Cuban revolution 50 years ago.
 

At El Salvador inauguration, US turns bitter page

Former journalist Mauricio Funes Monday became president of El Salvador at a ceremony witnessed by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as Washington seeks to work with a moderate Latin American left.
 

At El Salvador inauguration, US turns bitter page

Former journalist Mauricio Funes Monday became president of El Salvador at a ceremony witnessed by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as Washington seeks to work with a moderate Latin American left.
 

At El Salvador inauguration, US turns bitter page

Former rebel Mauricio Funes was Monday inaugurated president of El Salvador at a ceremony witnessed by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as Washington seeks to end a era of bitter ties and work with a moderate Latin American left.
 

New Salvador president mulling link to China

President-elect Mauricio Funes Wednesday said he will consider establishing diplomatic relations with China when he takes office on June 1.
 

New Salvador president mulling link to China

President-elect Mauricio Funes Wednesday said he will consider establishing diplomatic relations with China when he takes office on June 1.