Parliamentary elections in El Salvador were held on March 11, 2012 [1] , in which 84 deputies of the Legislative Assembly and 262 mayors of municipalities were elected for a 3-year term. The opposition Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) defeated the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) and its ally the Broad Alliance for National Unity (GANA).
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| Parliamentary elections in El Salvador | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | |||
| 11th of March | |||
| Voter turnout | 51.91% | ||
Pre-election environment
As a result of the 2009 presidential election , for the first time since the end of the civil war in 1992, FMLN candidate Mauricio Funes became president. These elections were viewed as a test by the Funes government since it came to power. The FMLN controlled the Legislative Assembly of the country in a coalition with GANA, formed by people from the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) [2] .
Results
| The consignment | Vote | % | Places | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist Republican Alliance | 870,418 | 39.76 | 33 | +1 |
| Front of National Liberation named after Farabundo Marty | 804,760 | 36.76 | 31 | -four |
| Broad Alliance for National Unity | 210 101 | 9.6 | eleven | +11 |
| National coalition | 157,074 | 7.18 | 7 | -four |
| Party of Hope | 60 486 | 2.76 | one | -one |
| Democratic change | 46,838 | 2.14 | one | 0 |
| National Liberal Party | 14 379 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| People's Party | 10,952 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 14,098 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid / blank bulletins | - | - | - | |
| Total | 2,215,589 | 100 | 84 | 0 |
| Source: Adam Carr | ||||
Notes
- ↑ Organization of American States . Oas.org (August 1, 2009). The appeal date is March 12, 2012.
- ↑ Right-wing party leads in Salvadoran polls - Americas . Al Jazeera English (4 October 2011). The appeal date is March 12, 2012.