Mauricio Funes
Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena ( born October 18, 1959 in San Salvador) is a politician ( FMLN ) and former journalist and since June 1, 2009 President of El Salvador.
Life
His elementary and high school was the Colegio Externado San Jose. At the Universidad Centroamericana " José Simeón Cañas " ( " UCA " ) studied Funes humanities. In 1986, he began 10 to work in El Salvador, as a journalist for Noticiero Tele 10, a mission of public television Canal. From 1987 to 1991 he worked at Al Día, the newsroom of Canal 12, where he was responsible for coverage of the Parliament. 1991 was one of Funes the founders of the Centro de Audiovisuales de la UCA and the radio YSUCA.
In 1992 he returned to Canal 12 back as editor of the news program Al Día. In the following three years he developed this interview show. From 1997 he headed the newsroom of TV12. Funes was perceived as a critical journalist against the ruling ARENA since 1989.
From 1997 to 2003, he supervised an editorial section that is named Sin Censura ( without censorship ) within the newscast Hechos of Canal 12, where he frequently criticized the government's actions. He claimed in some debates with members of the government. In 2001, he made complaints about the way in which international aid after the earthquake was handled in January and February 2001, publicly. On 19 February 2005, he was dismissed from the Canal 12. Some social organizations expressed their dissatisfaction with this release.
On 20 May 2005 he returned to the screens with the mission of La Entrevista ( The Interview ) on TV Canal 12 and Canal 15 television chain MegaVision. 2005 showed a television consumer survey that the new shipment of Funes is the most frequently seen morning program.
As a journalist, Funes has interviewed, among others, João Clemente Baena Soares, Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, César Gaviria, Felipe González, Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In 1988, he interviewed in Costa Rica Joaquín Villalobos Huezo from the ERP, it was the first time that a head of the guerrilla was a Salvadoran media representatives an interview. From May 2007 Funes was on the air with his radio sin censura in the radio chain mi Gente FM 700 Funes was back many years CNN correspondent in El Salvador.
In August 2007, the television companies MegaVision La Entrevista con Mauricio Funes took from the program on Canal 12 In September 2007, declared Funes in his broadcast on Canal 15 that it would be his last mission, he will finish his career as a commentator to the to devote policy.
On 27 September 2007 the Comisión Política Mauricio Funes of the FMLN suggested as FMLN candidate for the presidential elections in March 2009. On November 11, 2007 it was announced that the Consejo Nacional, which is responsible for the freestyle of presidential candidates in the FMLN, Mauricio Funes has designated as a presidential candidate. Funes was the first presidential candidate of the FMLN, who was not a member of the guerrilla during the Salvadoran military dictatorship. Foreign Minister and Vice President should Salvador Sánchez Cerén, which already in the guerrilla had a management role, be.
On 10 October 2007 came Alejandro Funes, the eldest son of Mauricio Funes, in Paris with an act of violence killed. The police reportedly the 27 -year-old was attacked near the Louvre. Alejandro Funes was in Paris to study photography.
2009 presidential elections
As a moderate candidate of the leftist FMLN Funes was a good chance to end the more than 20-year rule of the conservative ARENA. However, their presidential candidate Rodrigo Ávila was able to catch during the election campaign to the Funes long leading.
The election campaign of Funes took over slogans and methods of Barack Obama, among others, the Internet played in mobilizing an important role. Politically, Funes oriented claims to the Brazilian President Lula. In foreign policy, he wants to achieve both good relations with the Chavez government in Venezuela as well as links to the U.S. government of Obama. Domestically wants ( through restructuring of government debt, combating tax evasion and increasing taxes for the rich ) to expand with the help of additional finance the production structure in El Salvador and build 50,000 new homes Funes. The focus is on medium-sized enterprises, agriculture and construction. The privatization of the ARENA government, however, he does not want to undo, even convictions for crimes committed during the military dictatorship right not to be sought. However, Funes speaks out for education and compensation for victims.
After counting of 90 % of all votes the former government party ARENA admitted their defeat. Funes received approximately 51% of the vote. However, the FMLN currently has no majority in parliament and is dependent on cooperation with smaller parties.