El Salvador fails to name new president
- 10 years ago
El Salvador will hold a runoff vote in March after its general election failed to produce a clear winner.
Former guerrilla commander Salvador Sanchez is currently vice president for the socialist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) party and has promised to extend welfare programmes and create jobs.
His opponent, Norman Quijano, of the right-wing National Republican Alliance (ARENA) party, has pledged to crack down on gang violence.
The FMLN holds a 10-point lead over the ARENA party.
Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher reports from San Salvador.
Former guerrilla commander Salvador Sanchez is currently vice president for the socialist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) party and has promised to extend welfare programmes and create jobs.
His opponent, Norman Quijano, of the right-wing National Republican Alliance (ARENA) party, has pledged to crack down on gang violence.
The FMLN holds a 10-point lead over the ARENA party.
Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher reports from San Salvador.