With less than two weeks until the 4 March legislative and municipal elections, pre-electoral surveys are pointing to a victory for the right-wing opposition Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (Arena) at the expense of the left-wing Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) government led by President Salvador Sánchez Céren. As well as indicating public disillusionment with the Sánchez Céren administration and its failure to address the perennial issues of crime, violence and a weak economy, these surveys also expose the damaging impact of the FMLN leadership’s decision last year to expel San Salvador mayor Nayib Bukele – the country’s most popular politician – from its ranks [WR-17-40].End of preview - This article contains approximately 696 words.
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