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FMLN candidate: "Venezuela will not meddle in El Salvador"

Salvadorian opposition sectors have accused Chávez of electoral interference in El Salvador

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Mauricio Funes, the candidate of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) for El Salvador presidential elections, rejected claims that Venezuela's Hugo Chávez would have an influence on his government in the event that Funes wins the upcoming March 15 election, reported La Página website.

Salvadorian opposition sectors have accused Chávez of electoral interference in El Salvador. They argue that the Venezuelan ruler has supported the FMLN candidate. These complaints have been rejected by Wladimir Ruiz Tirado, Venezuelan Chargé d'Affaires in El Salvador.

"In the same way that I will not meddle in Venezuelan politics, the Venezuelan government will not meddle in our internal affairs," Funes said in a speech before the members of the Council of Professional Associations in El Salvador (Capes).

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