by the El Reportero’s news services
Mauricio Fumes
Mauricio Funes was sworn in as President of El Salvador on June 1. He became the first left-wing president in the country’s history.
In a well-crafted inaugural speech, Funes managed to make some pertinent gestures to the orthodox wing of the Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN), which controls the deputies that make up his congressional support base, and assuage any fears that he might lurch violently to the Left upon assuming office.
Luiz Inácio Lula
He singled out Brazil’s President Lula da Silva and U.S. President Barack Obama, and not Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez, as his role models.
