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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

Opinion: Can Salvadoran political parties ARENA and FMLN recover political ground in 2023?

Not long ago, ARENA and FMLN were the top political parties in El Salvador. From 1994 to 2019, the two political forces maintained control of all branches of government, judicial, executive, and legislative. They also controlled almost all municipal governments. But today, the once impressive political parties have become almost … Read more

Oscar Ortiz El Salvador. Secretary-General of the FMLN.

Oscar Ortiz is the Secretary-General of the Farabundo Martí Front for National Liberation, FMLN. Ortiz served as vice president of El Salvador from 2014 to 2019. Previously, he was the city mayor of Santa Tecla from 2000 to 2014. During the civil war of the 1980s, Oscar Ortiz was part … Read more