New President

Well.. it is finally completed the US has finally elected the new president of the united states Barack Obama...

Is this a good thing for El Salvador..?

Maybe not I guess it depends on the elections coming up in April on how the country of El Salvador will fair against its new more liberal neighbors to the north..

The FMLN party of El Salvador has a lot of things in common with Barrack Obamas political views.. which will hopefully help El salvador..

Funes congratulates Obama .. Following the victory of Barack Obama in the election for president of the United States, Mauricio Funes issued a statement congratulating the president-elect. "These winds of change have begun to blow from the United States to refresh the global atmosphere, in need of more democracy and greater social justice. The Americans have not been afraid to choose change, as they have staked out the future and not the immobility of the past," said Funes.

Both countrys need the have that feeling of change available to them..but .. the majority of El Salvadoren feel that a Obama win will have a tremendouse effect on there country in a positive way i gues we will just have to hold out and see what develops... keep an eye out its going to be an interesting ride .. for more information on the new presidents policys on latin america read it here http://justf.org/node/264