Just a short note and nod to yesterday's vote, as I continue to bow to the real experts on the country.
Congratulations to Mauricio Funes and the FMLN party. Do a good job for your country, man. That out the way, personally speaking the most important thing to note is the free and fair nature of yesterday's elections. There were a few incidents reported on either side but for the most part things were as a democratic vote should be. Also kudos to the loser, Avila, who recognized defeat in a mature way and vowed to be a 'constructive opposition'.
All this is good in a land of infamously chequered modern political history and if memory serves the highest murder rates per capita out there (though I'll gladly hear corrections on that one).
Congratulations to Mauricio Funes and the FMLN party. Do a good job for your country, man. That out the way, personally speaking the most important thing to note is the free and fair nature of yesterday's elections. There were a few incidents reported on either side but for the most part things were as a democratic vote should be. Also kudos to the loser, Avila, who recognized defeat in a mature way and vowed to be a 'constructive opposition'.
All this is good in a land of infamously chequered modern political history and if memory serves the highest murder rates per capita out there (though I'll gladly hear corrections on that one).