Salvadoran legislative election, 2009

On January 18, 2009 took place in the Central American country of El Salvador parliamentary elections to Asamblea de la República de Legislativa El Salvador.

Results

Frente Farabundo Martí The Socialist para la Liberación Nacional ( FMLN ) was 42.6 % (35 seats) well before the conservative Alianza Republicana Nacionalista ( ARENA ) in the lead, which reached only 38.6 % of the vote and 32 seats. The Partido Nacional de Conciliation (PCN ) was the third strongest party with 11 seats. It reached 8.8%. The Christian Democratic Partido Demócrata Cristiano (PDC ) reached 6.6% of the vote and five seats. Cambio Democrático reached 2.0 % of the votes ( 1 seat), while the Frente Revolucionario Democrático received 1.0% of the votes and no seat PDC FDR reached 0.4 % and also missed so to enter parliament.

The election is democratic expired.

Attitude of the United States

The U.S. government under Barack Obama reiterated before the shortly afterwards held presidential elections in El Salvador to accept their neutrality and their will each election result. So she stood in contrast to the previous administration of George W. Bush. Meanwhile, Special Envoy for the Western Hemisphere Otto Reich had threatened deterioration of bilateral relations in the event of an FMLN electoral victory in a previous election.

A group of Republican U.S. Congressman urged nevertheless sanctions against El Salvador in the event that the Social Democratic FMLN should win the presidency in the subsequent presidential elections in March 2009.