El Salvador court disbands 2 political parties

Posted on May 1, 2011 • Filed under: El Salvador, Politics

The Supreme Court has disbanded two formerly powerful political parties because neither won the minimum level of votes in the 2004 presidential election. The court on Friday said the centrist Christian Democratic Party and conservative National Conciliation Party didn’t meet the 3 percent threshold required. Leaders of both parties denounced the decision but cannot appeal it. Read Article

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