[NYTr] El Salv: FMLN Firms Up 2009 Election Ticket

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Prensa Latina, Havana
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El Salvador's FMLN Presidential Ticket

San Salvador, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Over 70,000 Salvadorians are
expected to gather at the Cuzcatlan stadium Sunday to proclaim the
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front's (FMLN) presidential ticket
for the March 2009 elections.

Outstanding journalist Mauricio Funes and legislator Salvador Sanchez
Ceren, also known as Leonel Gonzalez, will be the front's runners for
the presidency and vice presidency, respectively.

In statements to Prensa Latina, Sanchez Ceren affirmed this national
assembly is very important for the Latin American reality, where
democratic changes are being consolidated.

"The extreme rightwing was defeated in Nicaragua and Guatemala, and
Venezuela is in the process of building a nation with the vision of the
socialism of the 21st century, the deputy added.

In addition, the FMLN has achieved a major accumulation of forces and
has become a political party with responsibilities at the levels of the
State, municipal governments, and the Legislative Assembly.

For this reason, the population sees the front as a serious
organization, with full capacity to rule the country and resolve the
needs of the poorest sectors, the candidate pointed out.

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