TSE Rejects ARENA’s Last Appeals, Announces Closure of Electoral Process

TSE Magistrates announced their decision Monday night

by CISPES

On the evening of Monday, March 24, El Salvador’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) officially closed the books on the 2014 presidential elections, announcing its dismissal of the last of ARENA’s appeals and declaring the results firm and final.

Left poised to win in upcoming elections in El Salvador and Costa Rica

by CISPES

Supporters of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) participate in a political rally for the closing of the presidential campaign with their candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren in San Salvador, El Salvador on January 25, 2014, prior to the presidential election to be held on February 2, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS

The Tico Times has published an English-language article comparing the two upcoming elections in El Salvador and Costa Rica, both to be held on February 2nd.  In both countries, the left is poised to possibly win.  The article quotes Salvadoran political analyst Roberto Cañas: “I don’t think the U.S. is thrilled. Neither [of the leftist parties] are members of the Central American business elite, who have globalized their interests and access. They invest in political parties and expect payoffs later.”