Salvadoran Parliamentary Elections, 18 January 2009

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The FMLN doesn't hold a majority under these figures, and neither does FMLN + CD. However, ARENA + PNC + PDC has a majority.

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Map using TSE data I found. I'm not sure if all precincts are out yet, as some municipalities (in gray) have no results. White indicates a lake.

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Aha! Another defeat of the neoliberal reactionaries! Latin America is the best.

Neoliberal reactionaries? That's somewhat of a contradiction. Latin American economic policy has traditionally been extremely statist, so in this case the more reactionary party won. I'm not sure we should celebrate the triumph of a Cold War era Soviet-backed terrorist group.

ARENA aren't exactly all that clean either, for all the accusations of anti-Catholicism I get I'm not supporting a group like them which has murdered hordes of priests and nuns, among others...

These priests and nuns were Liberation theology heretics who were stockpiling weapons for, and generally abetting, the FMLN. I'm no saying they are completely justified, and in many cases it may have been excess force, and innocents may have perished. I'm not excusing that, but your post makes it sound like a great part of the Catholic Church in El Salvador weren't reaping what they sowed.

Seriously??? Arena was responsible for a greater number of deaths than the FMLN during the civil war, I am not saying either side was great but can't you at least recognize that arena was nothing close to even ok?
example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Mozote_massacre

Indeed. People should atleast recognize that ARENA were not angels, far from it. Neither was the FMLN, however. It isn't a matter of supporting one party of another, but people should recognize that ARENA weren't angels.

On the matter of Aubuisson, the ARENA website doesn't seem to be running away from Aubuisson that much.

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Figures as reported by the TSE.

FMLN 42.83% winning 34 seats (±0)
ARENA 38.46% winning 30 seats (-4)
National Conciliation Party 8.71% winning 11 seats (+1)
Christian Democratic 6.72% winning 5 seats (-1)
Democratic Change 2.11% winning 1 seat (-1)

ARENA+PCN have a majority on these figures

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Wait, which one is right?

The TSE, obviously.