2009 Salvadoran presidential election

2009 elections in El Salvador December 2021 El Salvador Presidential 2004 Salvadoran presidential election 2004 2014 Salvadoran presidential election 2014 15 March 2009 4,226,479 62.92% (4.42pp) Mauricio Funes (Brasilia, May 2008).jpg Mauricio Funes Salvador Sánchez Cerén Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front 1,354,000 51.32% Rodrigo Avila Aviles.jpg Rodrigo Ávila Arturo Zablah Nationalist Republican Alliance 1,284,588 48.68% Elecciones presidenciales de El Salvador de 2009 - Resultado por Departamento.svg Results by department President Antonio Saca Nationalist Republican Alliance Mauricio Funes Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 15 March 2009. The main candidates were Rodrigo Ávila (ARENA) and Mauricio Funes (FMLN). Funes won the election with 51.3% of the vote and became the first leftist president of El Salvador.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/01/salvador.inauguration/index.html El Salvador's first leftist president inaugurated Arthur Brice CNN en 2017-12-10 Candidates The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front nominated Mauricio Funes as its presidential candidate and Salvador Sánchez Cerén as his running mate. The Nationalist Republican Alliance nominated Rodrigo Ávila and Arturo Zablah. The Christian Democratic Party (PDC) had nominated Carlos Rivas Zamora and Merlin Peña, but withdrew the nominations on 2 February 2009 after it became apparent that they would have little chance of winning the election. The PDC did not immediately voice support for one of the other candidates.Christian Dems Quit Salvador Election Race http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={61FD8272-885A-4BBB-A4D8-C0EA32EB4D65})& EN Prensa Latina 3 February 2009 11 March 2009May 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes The National Coalition Party, which had nominated Luis Tomás Chévez, also withdrew its candidate a few days later. Opinion polls A poll from mid September 2008 gave Funes 29.2% and Ávila 26.1%, while Tomás Chévez (PCN) got 1.9%. However, a poll from late September gave Funes 47.4% to 23.8% for Ávila. This latter poll showing Funes with a large lead is more consistent with polling from previous months.http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/leftist_funes_loses_steam_in_el_salvador/ Leftist Funes Loses Steam in El Salvador 11 March 2009 13 September 2008 Angus Reid Global Monitor usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090309125710/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/leftist_funes_loses_steam_in_el_salvador 9 March 2009http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/leftist_funes_leads/ Leftist Funes Leads Ávila in El Salvado 11 March 2009 29 September 2008 Angus Reid Global Monitor usurped https://archive.today/20120721105856/http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/leftist_funes_leads/ 21 July 2012 Later polls from 2008 showed a tightening race between Funes and Ávila, with Funes retaining the lead.http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/32340/close_presidential_race_continues_in_el_salvador Close Presidential Race Continues in El Salvador 11 March 2009 1 December 2008 Angus Reid Global Monitor usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090226034056/http://angus-reid.com/polls/view/32340/close_presidential_race_continues_in_el_salvador 26 February 2009 Electoral system Political parties The following political parties were eligible to run candidates in the 2009 presidential election.https://www.tse.gob.sv/documentos/memoria-de-elecciones/memoria-elecciones-2009.pdf June 2009 24 April 2026 Supreme Electoral Court es Memorial Especial – Elecciones 2009 Special Memory – 2009 Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20180502065437/https://www.tse.gob.sv/documentos/memoria-de-elecciones/memoria-elecciones-2009.pdf 2 May 2018 dead10 Party Leader Participated? PDC Christian Democratic Partyes Partido Demócrata Cristiano Rodolfo Parker No"No2" Withdrawn candidate CD Democratic Changees Cambio Democrático Héctor Dada Hirezi FMLN Farabundo Martí National Liberation Frontes Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional Medardo González PCN National Conciliation Partyes Partido de Conciliación Nacional Ciro Cruz Zepeda No"No2" ARENA Nationalist Republican Alliancees Alianza Republicana Nacionalista Rodrigo Ávila FDR Revolutionary Democratic Frontes Frente Democrático Revolucionario Notes: Results Funes won the election with 51.3% of the vote, while Avila received 48.7%, marking the first time ARENA had lost a presidential election in 20 years.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7944899.stm Left-winger wins El Salvador poll 2009-03-16 BBC 2009-03-17 Of the election, Funes said, "This is the happiest night of my life, and I want it to be the night of El Salvador's greatest hope. I want to thank all the people who voted for me and chose that path of hope and change."https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/16/AR2009031600038.html Leftist Declares Victory In El Salvador Election Booth William 2009-03-16 Washington Post 2009-03-17 Ávila conceded defeat, saying that he and his party "will be a constructive opposition." An observation team from the Organization of American States said that the elections were held without any major incidents, although there were claims of Hondurans voting at a voting center in Torola, Morazán.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/16/content_11017491.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090318093128/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/16/content_11017491.htm dead 18 March 2009 OAS recognizes El Salvador's election orderly held 2009-03-16 Xinhua 2009-03-17 Several governments said that they looked forward to working with the new government, including Taiwan and the United States.http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1465047.php/Taiwan_to_strengthen_ties_with_El_Salvadors_next_president_ 2009-03-17 Taiwan to strengthen ties with El Salvador's next president 2009-03-16 M&C dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090319181843/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1465047.php/Taiwan_to_strengthen_ties_with_El_Salvadors_next_president_ 2009-03-19https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jqH60lqIx63fXwtnwkeoWRZNMjdQ https://archive.today/20120731191747/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jqH60lqIx63fXwtnwkeoWRZNMjdQ dead 31 July 2012 US congratulates leftist winner in El Salvador 2009-03-16 AFP 2009-03-17 Mauricio Funes Salvador Sánchez Cerén Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front 1354000 Rodrigo Ávila Arturo Zablah Nationalist Republican Alliance 1284588 20550 4226479 TSE References El Salvador elects leftist president Funes El Salvador Politics El Salvador Category:Presidential elections in El Salvador Presidential election El Salvador