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Campaign season for El Salvador’s 2019 presidential elections began on October 2, following the Supreme Electoral Tribunal’s official convocation of the election for February 3. The following morning, the governing leftist party, the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) officially launched its campaign, “With the Strength of the People.” At dawn, FMLN members gathered to accompany Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates, Hugo Martínez and Karina Sosa as they visited street and market vendors across the capital.

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CISPES has an ambitious goal of 500 gifts for #GivingTuesday! Help us meet our goal by making a gift here: www.cispes.org/givingtuesday.

All donations will be used to fund scholarships for working class organizers, people of color and youth to participate in CISPES' upcoming delegation to El Salvador to accompany the people as they get ready to defend the vote in the face of right-wing manipulation and U.S. intervention.

CISPES has an ambitious goal of 500 gifts for #GivingTuesday! Help us meet our goal by making a gift here: www.cispes.org/givingtuesday.

The President of El Salvador, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, was in Rome last month to participate in the October 14 canonization ceremony of El Salvador’s slain archbishop, Oscar Romero.

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"I am a CISPES supporter because continuing to fight for social justice and a more people-centered country means continuing the dream and sacrifice of thousands of my fellow Salvadorans who died for that vision.” - Padre Carlos, New York City