After Nuevas Ideas, the party led by president Nayib Bukele, achieved a convincing victory that would allow it to have a qualified majority in the Assembly, the country will face a scenario in which this political group would have enough power to make transcendental decisions.
The next U.S. president is not yet known, but in the region it is expected that in an eventual new Trump administration, the focus will be on the recovery of the U.S. economy, while an eventual Biden administration would focus on countering corruption and illegal migration.
Two days after Election Day took place, the United States is experiencing an atmosphere of tension and uncertainty, since because the results are closed, neither candidate can yet be declared the winner.
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal of El Salvador tenders the advertising services for the development of the electoral event 2021.
El Salvador Government Purchase LP-02/TSE/PEE-2021:
"A legal entity, legally constituted as an advertising agency, authorized to operate in the country, or a natural person, with a professional profile in the area of advertising, available to work directly and exclusively for the TSE in the development of its various advertising campaigns for the 2021 electoral process, will be contracted. The company or natural person offering the services must have provable experience in handling accounts for public or private institutions, similar to the provision of services required in these terms of reference, with experience in mass information and educational campaigns.
With promises of a "different policy," ex-mayor of San Salvador, Nayib Bukele, won the presidential elections in El Salvador, which for the past 30 years has been governed by the traditional ARENA party and the FMLN.
The most updated data from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of El Salvador show that after processing 99.94% of the minutes, the party GANA obtained 53% of the votes, followed by the Coalition of parties ARENA, PCN, PDC and DS, with 32%, the FMLN, with 14%, and Vamos, with 0.78%.
Very ambitious goals and limitations in the current economic model are some of the factors that would impede the fulfillment of the campaign promises of the candidates for the presidency of El Salvador.
The Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies (Icefi) evaluated the viability of the main issues addressed in the government plans of the parties seeking the presidency in El Salvador in the February 3 elections.
Tribunal Supremo Electoral de El Salvador is putting out to tender 11 million ballot papers to be used in the election of Deputies and Municipal Councils.
Government Purchase El Salvador LP-01 / PEE-2018:
"The provision of Voting Papers is required to be used in the Election of Deputies and Representatives to the Legislative Assembly and Members of the Municipal Councils during the 2018 Election Event.
According to entrepreneurs, the pre-election season will worsen the problems that are affecting the country and prevent the government from advancing on relevant issues, such as public investment.
Luis Cardenal, president of the National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP), warned that"... the next 20 months will be more difficult in all national aspects, due to the innumerable risks that the election season will bring."Everything that is coming up will no longer be decided on based on plans for the medium or long term.Public investment will not be made based on priorities.Neither will debt nor other actions.Everything is going to focus on electoral returns'."
The choice of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States is another clear example of how the deterioration of liberal democracies enlightens the way for the emergence of authoritarian leaders.
EDITORIAL
(Both the article by Kevin Casas on Nacion.com as well as this editorial prologue on CentralAmericaData.com were written one day before the presidential election in the United States, when the prognosis was that Hillary Clinton had a more than 80% chance of win the election.)
The president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica has evaluated in $80 million the cost of an electronic voting system which would link all polling stations together.
Statements by Luis Antonio Sobrado, Chief of Justice of Costa Rican Elections, allow a comparison of market prices with those agreed to by the institution during the evaluation of a system of electronic voting.
According to the ratings agency the political polarization that characterizes the Legislature which will take office on May 1 could hamper the implementation of the fiscal reforms that the country needs.
From an article by Fitch Ratings:
El Salvador's New Legislature May Yield Fiscal Restraint
Fitch Ratings-New York-23 March 2015: Gains by opposition parties in El Salvador's legislative assembly could result in a compromise to improve the sustainability of public finances but political polarization is likely to continue weighing on the prospects for growth-enhancing and security reforms, Fitch Ratings says.
Lack of official results from the March 1st elections creates uncertainty among employers and undermines the country's image as a destination for foreign investment.
Representatives from the Salvadoran Association of Industries (ASI) argue that "... the political environment in the country could deter foreign investors. " In addition, this could affect the disbursement of Fomilenio II.
The tiny margin separating the winner of the presidential election from his opponent does not favor institutional stability.
According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of El Salvador, 6,364 votes is the difference that separates the official candidate of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) from his opponent Norman Quijano, from the ARENA party.
CCIES, the Salvadoran Industry and Commerce Chamber, elected Jorge Daboub for a consecutive fourth term as president.
At the general assembly of the Chamber, which took place at the Sheraton Presidente Hotel on Thursday, Jorge Daboub, an industrial and trading businessman, was elected again as president.
Members of the chamber congratulated Daboub for his tenure, specially his campaign “I demand to live without fear”, which tackles insecurity.
Laura Chinchilla, from “Liberación Nacional”, the party in power, was elected as president for the 2010-2014 term.
Chinchilla obtained 46.8% of the casted votes, followed by Ottón Solís with 25.1%. However, Costa Ricans didn’t favored Chinchilla so much in the Legislative Assembly, as her party obtained 23 seats out of a total 57. In her acceptance speech, Chinchilla anticipated that “her goal is now clear: negotiating with the rest of the participants”.