Acronyms

AD (PAD): (Partido) Acción Democrática / Democratic Action.

ADS: Acción Democrática Salvadoreña / Salvadoran Democratic Action..

ARENA: Alianza Republicana Nacionalista / Nationalist Republican Alliance.

Coalición: Coalition of CD/FMLN/MNR.

CCE: Consejo Central de Elecciones / Central Council of Elections.

CD: Convergencia Democrática / Democratic Convergence. Formed in 1987 by Rubén Zamora as a coalition of the MPSC, PSD, and MNR. Formed a coalition with FMLN in 1994 with Zamora as presidential candidate.

FDR: Frente Democrático Revolucionario / Revolutionary Democratic Front.

FMLN: Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional. Formed as a revolutionary movement on October 10, 1980 from the union of the major guerrilla organizations (FPL, ERP, FARN, PRTC, and PCS), registered as a political party after the peace agreements in 1992.

FUDI: Frente Unido Democrático Independiente.

MAC: Movimiento Auténtico Cristiano / Authentic Christian Movement.

MERECEN: Movimiento Estable Republicano Centrista.

MNR: Movimiento Nacional Revolucionario.

MPSC: Movimiento Popular Social Cristiano / Popular Social Christian Movement.

MSN: Movimiento de Solidaridad Nacional / Movement of National Solidarity.

MU: Movimiento de Unidad / Unity Movement.

PAC: Partido Aútentico Constitucional.

PAISA: Partido Auténtico Institucional Salvadoreño / Authentic Institutional Salvadoran Party.

PAN: Partido Acción Nacional.

PAR: Partido Acción Renovadora / Renovated Action Party.

PCN: Partido de Conciliación Nacional / National Conciliation Party.

PCS: Partido Comunista Salvadoreño.

PD: Partido Demócrata / Democratic Party.

PDC: Partido Demócrata Cristiano / Christian Democratic Party.

PL: Partido Liberación / Liberation Party.

PLD: Partido Liberal Democrático.

POP: Partido de Orientación Popular / Popular Orientation Party.

PPS: Partido Popular Salvadoreño / Popular Salvadoran Party.

PRAM: Partido Revolucionario Abril y Mayo.

PRSC: Partido Renovación Social Cristiano / Christian Social Renovation Party.

PRUD: Partido Revolucionario de Unificación Democrática / Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification.

PSD: Partido Social Democráta / Social Democratic Party.

PUD: Partido Unión Demócrata / Democratic Union Party.

PUNTO: Partido Pueblo Unido Nuevo Trato.

TSE: Tribunal Supremo Electoral.

UDN: Unión Democrática Nacionalista / National Democratic Union.

UNO: Unión Nacional Opositora. Formed in early 1970s as coalition of the PDC, MNR, and

UDN. A new alliance with this name emerged in October 1997 as a coalition of the PDC, CD, and PD.

UP: Unidad Popular / Popular Unity. Formed for 1989 elections as an alliance of PAISA, PPS, and PL.