On Sunday, March 15 the Communist FMLN (Faribundo Marti National Liberation Front) party defeated the U.S.’s traditional ally, the ARENA party, and took power for the first time in twenty years of democracy.  Stories about the FMLN’s historic candidate, Mauricio Funes, flooded the international press the following Monday morning.  While Funes continues to talk of change, […]

By Nicholas Hanlon The Communist guerillas of El Salvador have not changed their ideology since the birth of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) in 1980.  What they have changed is their image and their electoral strategy.  Mauricio Funes is their new “made-for-television” 2009 presidential candidate who has created an image of moderation under the […]