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Elections in El Salvador Must Be Fully Transparent, Says Ros-Lehtinen

Statement

Date: March 11, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, made the following statement regarding presidential elections in El Salvador. Statement by Ros-Lehtinen:

"I would like to congratulate the people of El Salvador for participating in the important democratic process of voting for their new leader. However, the electoral process must be respected and upheld in order to avoid manipulation of votes influenced by outside actors involved in corruption, gang activities, and drug trafficking. With the reported election results being close, each vote must be counted in a transparent manner so that El Salvador is governed in a democratic manner by respecting human rights and promoting individual liberties."


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