Duran declared himself the winner after defeating his main contender Ernesto Muyshondt of the ARENA party who aspired to his second term at the helm of the commune.
Mario Durán, candidate of New Ideas, becomes the new mayor of San Salvador after defeating his contender Ernesto Muyshondt, of the party ARENA, that aspired to a second period to the front of the commune, according to preliminary data of the count of acts of the Supreme Electoral Court.
Duran was proclaimed the winner this Monday morning via his Twitter account, where he changed his profile information and is described as “elected mayor of the Capital of El Salvador.”
Later, his party also supported Duran’s announcement through a social media post.
“The @nuevasideas are back in San Salvador! @Marioduran, Mayor!”, He pointed out.
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On February 28, Durán cast his vote at the Manuel José Arce National Institute in the Model neighborhood of San Salvador, where he arrived accompanied by a group of supporters.
Until 02:04 on Monday afternoon, preliminary data from the TSE outlined him as the winner of the capital commune with 89.45 percent of the acts scrutinized.
Duran’s election comes amid allegations of alleged acts of corruption while accompanying Bukele in his tenure at the helm of the capital’s commune in the period 2015-2018. The political opposition has also noted that the government has used public resources to campaign for its allies New Ideas and Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA).
A total of 17,074 candidates were elected on February 28 in a day in which he highlighted the crowds and long lines in the polling stations.
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According to data from the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) more than 5.3 million voters were summoned to vote in the 8,451 polling stations of the 1,595 polling stations across the country.
Despite the influx of Salvadorans to the polls, some polling stations recorded the attendance of less than half of their electoral roll, such was the case of JRV in Santa Anna, Apopa and Moncagua.