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Salvador Confirms Separate Elections
Salvadorian electoral authorities confirmed on
Sunday the country will separate the 2009
presidential elections from the municipal and
legislative elections.
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) determined
as possible dates January 18, 2009 for the
municipal and legislative elections, and March
15 for the presidential elections.
However, the magistrates who are members of the
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, and
one of the ourt, were in favor of general
elections.
The front insists on holding general elections
and implementation of the residential vote all
over the country, or failing that, in the most
populated municipalities to fight absenteeism to
the polls.
The TSE agreed to extend that vote, but only
from 7 to 17 of the 262 municipalities of the
national territory.
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