Politics and Government
El Salvador opens diplomatic relations with 6 African countries
El Salvador has fostered diverse diplomatic ties with nations worldwide. These diplomatic relations, spanning across continents, underscore the country’s significance in global politics and its commitment to promoting international cooperation and development. Based on that, El Salvador opened diplomatic relations with 6 African countries. The Salvadoran Foreign Minister, Alexandra Hill … Read more
U.S. Peace Corps volunteers return to El Salvador. The organization left the country in 2016
Seven years ago, the Peace Corps departed El Salvador, driven by escalating insecurity; it represented a setback for grassroots development efforts in the country. However, by 2023, security has improved, and the Peace Corps is returning. Yesterday, September 7, Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn, alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs … Read more
FMLN: Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, a Salvadoran Left-wing Political Party
The FMLN, Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front or Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberación Nacional, is the only left-wing political party in El Salvador. The FMLN, until February 2021, was one of the two main political parties in El Salvador. The FMLN was created in the 1980s; at that time, … Read more
ARENA: El Salvador’s Right-Wing Political party.
The Nationalist Republican Alliance, ARENA, is a Salvadoran conservative right-wing political party. Since its creation and until 2021, ARENA was one of the predominant political forces in El Salvador. ARENA, or Alianza Republicana Nacionalista in Spanish, was founded in 1981 by Roberto D’Aubuisson, a career Salvadoran soldier. D’Aubuisson is credited … Read more
Ex-deputy Rodolfo Parker to face civil trial for illicit enrichment of $2.1 million
Ex-deputy Rodolfo Parker was one of the most influential politicians in El Salvador. However, all that changed after 2021, when he didn’t win re-election. Today, Rodolfo Parker’s whereabouts are unknown; he is hiding from Salvadoran justice and is about to face a civil trial for illicit enrichment. With 12 of … Read more
Nayib Bukele Would Win Re-election by a Large Margin, according to a UFG Survey
President Nayib Bukele would obtain 68.4% of the votes in next year’s presidential election, according to the latest survey by Francisco Gavidia University (UFG). Oscar Picardo, director of the Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Francisco Gavidia University (UFG), presented the information in today’s Frente a Frente TV … Read more
Citizens Action NGO: Only 26% of Political Parties Affiliates Voted in the 2023 Internal Elections
Salvadorans once again showed dissatisfaction towards political parties by not showing up to vote during the 2023 internal elections. The country’s political parties are among the most disliked institutions in El Salvador. Only 26% of affiliates voted in the 2023 political parties’ internal elections; Citizens Action executive director Eduardo Escobar … Read more
