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The article discusses the decline in political image of El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele as he has been accused for corruption scandals. Topics include allegations of corruption and abuse of power on Bukele's government that can decrease their chances of winning the 2021 election in El Salvador.

Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "The Salvadoran Elections," which discussed M. Blachman and K. Sharpe's article about the election in El Salvador; "Survival Politics," which discussed the establishment of a citizens' movement for nuclear disarmament; "Rx for Doomsday," which discussed the consequences of nuclear warfare in the U.S; "Oedipus Complex," which discussed the Boston Symphony Orchestra's decision to cancel its performance of "Oedipus Rex," narrated by Vanessa Redgrave.

Comments on the March 28, 1982 elections in El Salvador. Support by the United States of the election; Political parties competing in the elections; Pressures to dismantle government reforms.

The crisis that has gripped El Salvador for the past decade is reaching convulsive proportions as the country approaches its March 19 presidential election. At the same time, U.S. policy is at a dead end. At the military level, the objective was to contain and isolate the insurgent forces, the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (F.M.L.N.). By opening new theaters of operation, the F.M.L.N. has been expanding not only in geographical but in social terms. At the political level, the goal of the counterinsurgency project was to produce a government that would function as a legitimate representative of the people. Elections have been used in El Salvador as a means of legitimizing the counterinsurgency project.

The article describes El Salvador's right wing government the Nationalist Republican Alliance or ARENA's adaption to survival since 2009 when its opposition party came to power with topics including its winning the 2012 departmental and municipal elections, voter attachments and internal reform.

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Discusses matters pertinent to national elections in El Salvador. Armando Calderon Sol's victory over Ruben Zamora; Dramatic events; Violations of the electoral code; Voting for the Farabundo Marti National Liberation (FMLN); Fear factor; Recommendations of the UN Truth Commission.

Details the story of a journalist who covered the March 19, 1989 election in El Salvador. Journalists killed by the country's armies during election day; Violent attacks from the military on the public; Political status of El Salvador.

The article focuses on the political condition in El Salvador. It mentions the aim of rebels and demonstrators to oust their leader, President José Napoléon Duarte, under the leadership of Manuel Ungo of Frente Democrático Revolucionario (FDR), and cites the intervention of the U.S. to settle the conflict in the country. Furthermore, the possible corruption cited over the national election is also reported.

Discusses the outcome of the March 7, 1999 presidential elections in El Salvador. Political parties which competed; Description of the voting system; Reasons for the defeat of the leftist party; Irregularities in the elections.

Reports on the election for the national assembly of El Salvador in March 1991. Truce by the left-wing guerrillas of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) that allowed rural Salvadoreans to vote for the first time; Allegations that the right-wing government party, ARENA, spent government money on transport and propaganda for its campaign; Prediction of a victory for ARENA; Performance of the Democratic Convergence, the party of the moderate left.

The article reports on the participation by 20 National Lawyers Guild members in the concluded 2009 presidential election of El Salvador. Members underwent training on the mechanics of the voting process of the country to ensure clean and fair election. Considering the integral role they play in the process, members have been able to witness the winning of Faribundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio Funes.

Presents information on the March 16, 2003 elections for El Salvador's 84-seat Congress and 262 municipalities. Gains for opponents of the political party Nationalist Republican Alliance (Arena) in the election; Information on free market reforms carried by Arena; Question that whether Arena along with allies will be able to retain the presidency in current elections or not.

Comments on the author's visit to an El Salvador zoo for the filming of a documentary. Memories of interview with keeper of reptiles John Boursot; Metaphorical connections between snakes and the politics of El Salvador; Opinions regarding the ARENA party's participation in El Salvador's 1989 elections.

Discusses the impact of the national elections to the ongoing process of national reconciliation in El Salvador. Election in El Salvador as a learning experience; Salvadoran people's understanding of democracy; Candidates for presidency.

Reports that critics of United States President Ronald Reagan's policy for Central America dislike good news because it might invalidate their criticisms. Success of presidential elections in El Salvador; Demonstration of popular dissociation from Communist guerrillas; Longing for peace and order; Feasibility of democracy in a strife-torn Third World country; Reorganization and revitalization of the Salvadoran army.