Help In These Times reach its five-week $10,000 online fundraising goal! With two weeks left, we're only halfway there. Donate now!

Smear Campaign

Fear and suspicion in El Salvador

By Paul Brohaugh

San Salvador—The people of El Salvador will vote March 21 in the most polarized presidential election since the tiny Central American country’s 12-year civil war. In 1992, the Salvadoran government signed peace accords with the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) that transformed the FMLN from a left-wing guerrilla movement into a legally recognized political party. The president who signed the… return to article

Also by Paul Brohaugh
Popular Discussions