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Daring to Change: An Exclusive Interview with Mauricio Funes

A leftist party has won El Salvador's presidency for the first time in history. Newly elected President Mauricio Funes discusses his plans.

New America Media

March 18, 2009

The election of Mauricio Funes as president of El Salvador on March 15 marked the end of the 20-year-rule of the Nationalist Republican Party (ARENA). In his first interview for an English-speaking audience, Funes discussed the meaning of his presidency, immigration policy and the relationship of his country with the United States.

Gabriela Resto-Montero

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