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San Salvador - Rodrigo Avila, candidate of
the ruling right-wing party, Sunday admitted
his defeat in the just wrapped-up
presidential election.
Avila, from the conservative Nationalist
Republican Alliance (ARENA), gained 48.73
percent of the vote, compared to 51.27
percent by the left-wing opposition
candidate Mauricio Funes.
Avila, born in 1964, said the results were
"the choice of the Salvadorian people," and
he would respect the outcome.
Avila, accompanied by three former
presidents and the outgoing president
Antonio Saca, said his party would act as a
constructive opposition party, and help
bring positive development and change to the
country.
The defeat concluded ARENA'S 20 years in
power.
President-elect Funes is from the National
Liberation Party (FMLN), which is a former
guerrilla organization and became a legal
political party in 1992.
More than 4.22 million people registered for
Sunday's election, accounting for some 63
percent of the country's population.
Four candidates competed for the presidency.
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