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San Salvador - The World Trade Union
Federation of the Americas sent a message
greeting the working people of El Salvador
for the victory of the Farabundo Marti
National Front for Liberation in last
Sunday´s presidential elections.
The message was published in this capital
Monday, highlighting the fighting spirit and
patriotism of the Salvadoran progressive
forces fighting the manipulation, lies and
threatening of the opponents.
“It is a great merit that despite the huge
media power of the dominant classes, the
Salvadoran people has won these elections
with the objective to reach a better world
for their man, women and children,” said the
document.
Ramon Cardona, secretary of the World Trade
Union Organization of the Americas, said
that the popular victory in El Salvador will
contribute to the progress of the will for
changes in Latin America to reach social
justice.
During his first message to the entire
nation president-elect Mauricio Funes called
for reconciliation and unity of the whole
country.
According to the vote count of 91.7 percent
of the votes, Mauricio Funes obtained 51.26
percent of them and the candidate of
government party Alianza Republicana
Nacionalista (ARENA), Rodrigo Avila,
obtained 48.74 percent, in already
irreversible electoral results. |
