We all have the election hangover. Through my window I hear the occasional chant from somone on their way to work. Shouts of ¨Funes!¨ are answered by ¨Viva!¨ from anyone within ear shot. The election was fairly close but still the FMLN won by enough to be decisive, with 90% of the vote counted, FMLN has 51.27% and ARENA 48.73%.
Last night the streets in San Salvador became an open air party as thousands took to the streets and converged around the monunet Salvador del Mundo. Youth waving flags on car tops, children in tree tops, families decked in head to toe red, even seniors being helped along by their loved ones, they all joined the celebration.
Today as we have our breakfast, stories of last nights festivities, our shock when we first heard the results and our predictions for the future are shared.
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