Salvadoran legislative election, 2009
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A parliamentary election was held in El Salvador
on 18 January 2009. The leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
(FMLN) was widely expected to win the most seats for the first time against the nationalist conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance
(ARENA). As a result of the election, the Revolutionary Democratic Front
, a left-wing party founded by FMLN dissidents in 2006 with the same name and symbols as the historic FDR from the Salvadoran Civil War, was deregistered as a political party as it failed to gain either a seat or 50,000 votes, as necessary to sustain registration. All parties contested the election in all departments, except for the FDR, which did not contest the election in three departments and stood jointly with the PDC in two others.
In San Isidro
in Cabañas Department
, voting had to be rescheduled to 25 January 2009 after a group of non-natives illegally attempted to vote.
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
on 18 January 2009. The leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is, since 1992, a left-wing political party in El Salvador and formerly a coalition of five revolutionary guerrilla organizations...
(FMLN) was widely expected to win the most seats for the first time against the nationalist conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance
Nationalist Republican Alliance
The Nationalist Republican Alliance is a conservative political party in El Salvador. It was founded on September 30, 1981, by Roberto D'Aubuisson, in order to oppose the reformist military junta that was ruling El Salvador at the time...
(ARENA). As a result of the election, the Revolutionary Democratic Front
Revolutionary Democratic Front
The Revolutionary Democratic Front is a populist political party in El Salvador. It was founded in 2006 as a rightwing split from the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front. The party received 0.95% of the vote in the 18 January 2009 legislative election....
, a left-wing party founded by FMLN dissidents in 2006 with the same name and symbols as the historic FDR from the Salvadoran Civil War, was deregistered as a political party as it failed to gain either a seat or 50,000 votes, as necessary to sustain registration. All parties contested the election in all departments, except for the FDR, which did not contest the election in three departments and stood jointly with the PDC in two others.
In San Isidro
San Isidro, Cabañas
San Isidro is a municipality in the Cabañas department of El Salvador. Notable People are Miguel Amaya, Track and field runner and road racer....
in Cabañas Department
Cabañas Department
Cabañas is a department of El Salvador in the north central part of the country. The capital is Sensuntepeque. Sensuntepeque means 400 hills because around the department there are small hills.One of the coldest regions in El Salvador and Certified place of Tourism , strongly recommended. Cabañas...
, voting had to be rescheduled to 25 January 2009 after a group of non-natives illegally attempted to vote.