El Salvador’s Old Hostilities Resurface in Mayoral Election
A leftist former guerrilla was declared the winner of the mayor’s race in this capital city Thursday, following a disputed, razor-close finish that exposed the continuing divisions in El Salvador between right and left. Violeta Menjivar of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, or FMLN, won the race by a scant 44 votes, following a tense night of protest and street battles in San Salvador three days after Sunday’s election. Full Story