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Jefferson23

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Mon Mar 10, 2014, 11:00 AM Mar 2014

El Salvador election 'too close to call'

10 March 2014 Last updated at 05:38 ET


El Salvador's electoral tribunal says that after a preliminary count of the votes, the presidential election remains too close to call.

Preliminary results suggest left-wing candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren has a lead of 0.22 percentage points over his conservative rival Norman Quijano.

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal asked the candidates to refrain from claiming victory, which both had done on Sunday.

It said it could take until Thursday to confirm the official results.

Deep divide

The poll reflects the deep political rift that still divides the Central American nation 22 years after its civil war.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26508789

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