2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections

none October 2020 El Salvador 2009 2015 11 March 2012 All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly43 seats needed for a majority 51.91% ( 1.67pp) Nationalist Republican Alliance 39.76 Jorge Velado 33 32 Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front 36.76 Medardo González 31 35 Grand Alliance for National Unity #E67306 9.60 José Andrés Rovira 11 new National Coalition Party (El Salvador) 7.18 Manuel Rodríguez 7 11 Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador) 2.76 1 5 CD 2.14 1 1 Elecciones legislativas de El Salvador de 2012 - Resultados por Departamento.svg Results by constituency Legislative and local elections were held in El Salvador on 11 March 2012http://www.oas.org/es/sap/deco/calendario.asp Organization of American States Oas.org 1 August 2009 12 March 2012 to choose 84 members of the legislative assembly and 262 mayors. The election was carried out by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. The opposition Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) narrowly defeated the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) and its ally Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA). Background Following the 2009 presidential election, the first ever president from the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), Mauricio Funes, was elected following the end of the Salvadoran civil war. This election was seen as a test of Funes' government since it was the first election since he came to power. Prior to the election, the FMLN controlled the Legislative Assembly in alliance with Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA), dissidents from the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). Parties In addition to ARENA, FMLN and GANA, six smaller parties fielded candidates. ARENA is led by Alfredo Cristiani, a former president during the civil war; FMLN is led by Medardo González, a former guerrilla chief; and GANA is led by former member of ARENA and president Elías Antonio Saca. The National Conciliation Party and the Christian Democratic Party were both dissolved by a Supreme Court of Justice verdict in 2011. Technically, they would have been deregistered after their electoral setback in 2004 (less than 3%), but a 2005 decree saved them from being folded and allowed them to carry on. The Supreme Court ruled this decree to be unconstitutional and eventually disbanded the parties.El Salvador Supreme Court disbands two parties BBC News 30 April 2011 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13251247 12 March 2012 However, both parties continued their political work and registered as the National CoalitionTSE anuncia inscripción del partido Concertación Nacional El Salvador Noticias 23 September 2011 http://www.elsalvadornoticias.net/2011/09/23/tse-anuncia-inscripcion-del-partido-concertacion-nacional/ 12 March 2012 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235759/http://www.elsalvadornoticias.net/2011/09/23/tse-anuncia-inscripcion-del-partido-concertacion-nacional/ dead and Party of Hope, respectively.TSE ordena inscripción Partido de la Esperanza La Prensa Grafica 5 October 2011 http://www.laprensagrafica.com/el-salvador/politica/221931-tse-ordena-inscripcion-partido-de-la-esperanza.html 12 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111005193223/http://www.laprensagrafica.com/el-salvador/politica/221931-tse-ordena-inscripcion-partido-de-la-esperanza.html 5 October 2011 Campaign ARENA's campaign issues included a tough response to criminal and youth gangs, which was a concern with 14 murders a day, according to government figures. FMLN campaigned on promises of social programmes and job creation, where unemployment is 34% (though down from 40% before Funes took office). In January, Funes appointed army General Francisco Salinas to replace Carlos Ascencio, who had resigned to join the foreign service, as head of the national police. For this, Funes was criticised by members of his own party who alleged that appointing someone from the military to head the police was in contravention of both the Constitution of El Salvador and the Chapultepec Peace Accords.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16711514 Salvadoran President Funes criticised for police choice BBC 24 January 2012 12 March 2012 Opinion polls The Central American University carried out an opinion poll which showed the FMLN alliance was leading with 27.8%, but closely followed by ARENA with 26.4%. According to a CID-Gallup poll for the daily newspaper La Página, carried out from 16 to 19 February, ARENA had the support of 34% of voters, FMLN followed with 32% of the voters and GANA, a faction of ARENA, was third with 10% of the voters.http://www.lapagina.com.sv/nacionales/62849/2012/02/22/Encuesta-Cid-Gallup-FMLN-34-ARENA-32-GANA-10 Encuesta Cid-Gallup: FMLN 34%, ARENA 32%, GANA 10% La Página 24 February 2012 11 March 2012 29 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120229211754/http://www.lapagina.com.sv/nacionales/62849/2012/02/22/Encuesta-Cid-Gallup-FMLN-34-ARENA-32-GANA-10 dead Results The voting stations were scheduled to open from 7:00 to 17:00, but many opened late.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jMRW9iaWe12XcfwhZUelbsYXS7ow?docId=CNG.090728e91af8c24829823905a8a54378.f1 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609205929/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jMRW9iaWe12XcfwhZUelbsYXS7ow?docId=CNG.090728e91af8c24829823905a8a54378.f1 dead 9 June 2012 AFP: Right-wing party holds slim lead in El Salvador vote 12 March 2012 After voting, Funes called on the electorate to help him "guarantee that the changes that are taking place are strengthened, and not turned back." Legislative election File:AsambleaSV2020.svg Nationalist Republican Alliance 897054 33 +1 Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front 827522 31 –4 Grand Alliance for National Unity #E67306 217447 11 New National Coalition Party 163209 7 –4 Party of Hope 61772 1 –4 Democratic Change 47747 1 0 National Liberal Party 14071 0 New Popular Party 11132 0 New #A9F5A9 Independents 13742 0 New 115754 0 4564969 Election Resources, TSE Municipal elections The election also chose mayors of 262 towns and cities.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/03/2012311144932197189.html Right-wing party leads in Salvadoran polls – Americas Al Jazeera English 4 October 2011 12 March 2012 After the polls closed, but before the Supreme Electoral Tribunal had published the official results, ARENA candidate and the incumbent mayor Norman Quijano declared himself winner of the mayoral race in the capital, San Salvador.Norman Quijano se declara ganador por San Salvador El Diario de Hoy 11 March 2012 http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/nota/nota_completa.asp?idCat=47673&idArt=6720339 He beat the FMLN's Jorge Shafick Handal, the son of former FMLN leader Schafik Handal.Disputa por la Alcaldía de San Salvador ElSalvador.com http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/ 12 March 2012 Of the 14 district capitals, ARENA won control of nine town halls, FMLN won control of three town halls, while GANA and the National Coalition each won control of one town hall.ARENA gana 9 Alcaldías de Cabeceras departamentales, FMLN 3, Gana 1, CN 1 El Salvador Noticias 12 March 2012 http://www.elsalvadornoticias.net/2012/03/12/arena-gana-9-alcaldias-de-cabeceras-departamentales-fmln-3-gana-1-cn-1/ File:SalvadoranMunicipal2012.svg Mayors Nationalist Republican Alliance 896892 116 –6 Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front 807644 94 +1 Grand Alliance for National Unity #E67306 265358 17 New National Coalition Party 204212 27 –6 Party of Hope 74823 5 –7 Democratic Change 50048 3 +2 National Liberal Party 9660 0 New Popular Party 1408 0 New #A9F5A9 Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity 1366 0 New 61090 0 4564969 By municipality DepartmentsMunicipalitiesMayorPartyMargin%San SalvadorSan Salvador**Norman Quijano*ARENA52,588Ciudad DelgadoFMLN/CD***347MejicanosARENA599SoyapangoARENA267CuscatancingoFMLN3,342San MarcosFMLN514IlopangoARENA668NejapaFMLN248ApopaARENA3,107San MartinARENA406PanchimalcoFMLN2,947AguilaresFMLN/CD***91TonacatepequeARENA2,495Santo TomásARENA1,81147.73%Santiago TexacuangosARENA1,029El PaisnalFMLN1,27960.43%GuazapaCN800AyutuxtepequeARENA416Rosario de MoraFMLN637Santa AnaSanta Ana**FMLN/CD***399ChalchuapaFMLN2,831MetapánCN2,101CoatepequeARENA992El CongoCN466TexistepequePES36136.69%Candelaria de la FronteraARENA4,208San Sebastián SalitrilloFMLN355Santa Rosa GuachipilínARENA91Santiago de la FronteraARENA905El PorvenirCN486MasahuatCN187San Antonio PajonalARENA37757.22%San MiguelSan Miguel**GANA7,307ChinamecaARENA971El TránsitoFMLN48638.07%Ciudad BarriosPES88335.5%ChirilaguaARENA29947.45%SesoriCN/PES***8San Rafael OrienteGANA26232.99%MoncaguaFMLN1,231LolotiqueFMLN13233.09%San JorgeFMLN394ChapeltiqueCD88542.69%San GerardoARENA849.92%CarolinaARENA40753.74%QuelepaFMLN36853.31%San Luis de la ReinaFMLN41352.09%Nuevo Edén de San JuanARENA12Nueva GuadalupeFMLN13835.31%UluazapaFMLN5149.86%ComacaránFMLN78369.3%San Antonio del MoscoARENA560La LibertadSanta Tecla**FMLN/CD***648QuezaltepequeARENA164Ciudad ArceFMLN/CD***16752.86%San Juan OpicoARENA1,163ColónARENA4,527La LibertadFMLN/PES***731Antiguo CuscatlánARENA9,66674.34%ComasaguaFMLN35642.14%San Pablo TacachicoFMLN285JayaqueARENA88756.53%HuizúcarARENA69053.45%TepecoyoGANA403TeotepequeARENA1,090ChiltiupánARENA1,37762.23%Nuevo CuscatlánNayib BukeleFMLN/CD***108TamaniqueARENA1,52052.18%SacacoyoARENA1,42259.87%San José VillanuevaCN42035.61%ZaragozaCN42TalniqueARENA978San MatíasARENA67250.94%JicalapaARENA1,175UsulutánUsulután**CN82JiquiliscoFMLN4,469BerlínCN267Santiago de MaríaCN553JucuapaFMLN510Santa Elena ·FMLN1,074JucuaránFMLN28239.64%San AgustínFMLN32953.75%OzatlánFMLN21050.37%EstanzuelasFMLN6039.38%Mercedes UmañaFMLN378AlegríaFMLN1,591Concepción BatresFMLN412San Francisco JavierFMLN76Puerto El TriunfoCD371TecapánFMLN3650.26%San DionisioARENA49243.76%EreguayquínARENA33952.35%Santa MaríaARENA747Nueva GranadaARENA43555.12%El Triunfo·ARENA54949.3%San BuenaventuraFMLN250CaliforniaARENA50770.45%SonsonateSonsonate**ARENA7,206IzalcoARENA597AcajutlaFMLN3,014ArmeniaARENA4,08263.96%NahuizalcoFMLN2,90141.85%JuayúaCN1,17127.76%San JuliánFMLN39437.17%SonzacateARENA765San Antonio del MonteCD679NahuilingoARENA565CuisnahuatFMLN3836.09%Santa Catarina MasahuatFMLN/CD***203CalucoCN74941.96%Santa Isabel IshuatánARENA818SalcoatitánPES12227.3%Santo Domingo de GuzmanCN108La UniónLa Unión**ARENA2,698Santa Rosa de LimaARENA217PasaquinaGANA48San AlejoARENA1,068AnamorósFMLN126El CarmenGANA51937.42%ConchaguaARENA14239.36%El SauceGANA2534.91%LisliqueARENA1,677YucuaiquínARENA188Nueva EspartaARENA17540.54%PolorósARENA306BolivarARENA77562.43%Concepción de Oriente ·ARENA40949.74%IntipucáARENA36946.69%San Jose las FuentesARENA100YayantiqueARENA63744.24%Meanguera del GolfoARENA22758.64%La PazZacatecoluca**FMLN5,084Santiago NonualcoGANA481San Juan NonualcoARENA295San Pedro MasahuatFMLN905OlocuiltaARENA1,920San Pedro NonualcoFMLN265San Francisco ChinamecaARENA18839.35%San Juan TalpaGANA590El RosarioFMLN419San Rafael ObrajueloARENA1,188Santa María OstumaARENA632San Luis TalpaGANA1,222San Antonio MasahuatARENA18439.87%San Miguel TepezontesCN60San Juan TepezontesCN3448.1%TapalhuacaFMLN29243.27%CuyultitánARENA4932.47%Paraíso de OsorioCN147.21%San EmigdioFMLN1235.67%JerusalénFMLN23756.56%Mercedes La CeibaGANA42871.01%San Luis La HerraduraFMLN1,521ChalatenangoChalatenango**ARENA439Nueva ConcepciónFMLN8141.17%La PalmaFMLN261TejutlaCN882La ReinaCN395ArcataoFMLN223San IgnacioARENA256Dulce Nombre de MaríaARENA4242.06%CitaláARENA1,03059.28%Agua CalienteARENA35238.2%Concepción QuezaltepequeFMLN22252.01%Nueva TrinidadFMLN36468.09%Las VueltasFMLN63086%ComalapaARENA45858.11%San RafaelARENA3927.53%Las FloresFMLN61188.25%Ojos de AguaARENA34841.02%Nombre de JesúsFMLN39257.96%PotonicoARENA1150.04%San Francisco MorazánARENA13439.22%Santa RitaARENA60662.21%La LagunaARENA168San Isidro LabradorFMLN15871.34%San Antonio de la CruzFMLN13055.34%El ParaísoARENA12437.45%San Miguel de MercedesCN80575.43%San Luis del CarmenFMLN14350.07%San José CancasqueFMLN4250.94%San Antonio Los RanchosFMLN30676.37%El CarrizalFMLN32959.53%San FernandoARENA6052.25%AzacualpaFMLN14258.15%San Francisco LempaFMLN2136.95%CuscatlánCojutepeque**ARENA3,079SuchitotoFMLN3,730San Pedro PerulapánFMLN3,33743.4%San José GuayabalARENA75152.88%TenancingoFMLN13344.4%San Rafael CedrosARENA291CandelariaCN1,745El CarmenARENA79949.98%Monte San JuanPES60534.51%San CristobalARENA398Santa Cruz MichapaCN14136.99%San Bartolomé PerulapíaFMLN146San RamonARENA4041.2%El RosarioARENA31544.9%Oratorio de ConcepciónCN13935.6%Santa Cruz AnalquitoGANA46461.41%AhuachapánAhuachapán**ARENA5,395AtiquizayaARENA1,049San Francisco MenéndezPES1,188TacubaARENA167Concepción de AtacoARENA1,22954.55%JujutlaARENA2,398GuaymangoFMLN1,793ApanecaARENA944San Pedro PuxtlaFMLN/CD***850.36%San LorenzoFMLN434TurínCN1,390El RefugioARENA49342.68%MorazánSan Francisco Gotera**ARENA3,21056.94%JocoroFMLN796CorintoARENA1,30554.08%SociedadFMLN450CacaoperaFMLN280GuatajiaguaARENA25934.09%El DivisaderoFMLN907JocoaitiqueARENA10852.06%OsicalaGANA436ChilangaARENA407MeangueraFMLN573TorolaFMLN30San SimonFMLN46142%Delicias de ConcepciónGANA2449.6%JoatecaGANA7850.38%ArambalaFMLN13340.09%LolotiquilloARENA41655.02%YamabalARENA6937.76%YoloaiquínARENA714San CarlosARENA46151.99%El RosarioGANA839.24%PerquínFMLN17841.59%SensembraARENA271GualococtiARENA19545.3%San FernandoGANA134San IsidroFMLN23750.94%San VicenteSan Vicente**ARENA6,386TecolucaFMLN1,025San SebastiánARENA1,21053.54%ApastepequeGANA1,356San Esteban CatarinaFMLN507San IldefonsoFMLN93Santa ClaraFMLN11952.28%San LorenzoFMLN371VerapazFMLN132GuadalupeCN/PES***4Santo DomingoCN/PES***7San Cayetano IstepequeARENA6949.28%TepetitánFMLN7440.46%CabañasSensuntepeque**ARENA5,394IlobascoARENA2,78048.35%VictoriaARENA722San IsidroARENA64142.71JutiapaARENA1,27563.74%TejutepequeARENA169DoloresARENA8450.44%CinqueraFMLN3949.45%GuacotectiCN28034.39%*Incumbent.**Department capitals.***Joint candidates.Totals262Source: Supreme Electoral Tribunal (pdf) Reaction San Salvador's re-elected mayor Norman Quijano called the result "historic" and announced that the party was "going to turn the country around."Nelson Renteria Ruling leftists suffer setback in El Salvador vote Reuters 12 March 2012 http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-elsalvador-election-idUKBRE82B1DA20120312September 2024 medicmedic Analysis A strong showing for ARENA was read as a hindrance to Funes' implementation of his social programmes.El Salvador election: Arena party on course for win BBC News, 13 March 2012 The president and his FMLN administration are likely to be dependent on the support of GANA, which has already helped the government with passing fiscal reform bills during the last legislators' term. The Christian Science Monitor read the result as a "litmus test" for President Mauricio Funes before the next presidential election.https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/Latin-America-Monitor/2012/0312/El-Salvador-elections-Another-test-for-Latin-America-s-left El Salvador elections: Another test for Latin America's left Christian Science Monitor 12 March 2012 References Category:Legislative elections in El Salvador Legislative and local El Salvador