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Nayib Bukele Wins Presidental Election in El Salvador

by Q COSTARICA Monday 4 February 2019, 7:58 am 1.5k Views

Presidential candidate Nayib Bukele from the Great Alliance for National Unity (GANA) has won the presidency of El Salvador on Sunday with 53.1% of the vote while Hugo Martinez, from the ruling Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), was supported by 14% of the voters, according to electoral authorities. Carlos Calleja from the far right ARENA party came in second place with 31.8% of the vote.
President elect Nayib Bukele of the Great National Alliance (GANA) greets supporters before casting his vote in a presidential election in San Salvador, El Salvador, February 3, 2019 | Photo: Reuters
So far 80.1% of the vote have been counted.
The elections were supposed to have begun at 7:00 am local time with polls closing at 5:00 pm; however, due to delays