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...rightist National Conciliation Party (P.C.N.), Gabriel Mauricio Gutiérrez Castro of ARENA, and Pablo Mauricio Alvergue of the centrist Christian Democrats. The result gave at least the appearance of a political consensus. Declared U.S. Ambassador Deane Hinton: "A government of national unity is good news for El Salvador. Democracy is at work...
...Salvador's new President is a short, balding man with black horn-rimmed glasses and a reputation for political shrewdness that belies his gentle, unassuming manner. He studied economics at the University of Chicago from 1951 to 1955, and subsequently worked for the Washington-based of American States. Magaña's nomination by the army reportedly stems from his practice of giving preferential interest rates to military officers during his 17 years as president of El Salvador's Banco Hipotecario. Said to have a flexible attitude toward the land-and banking-reform programs and a willingness...
Just how much real power Magaña will wield from the Presidential Palace will become apparent as he begins to assemble his Cabinet. With only two months remaining before Congress again reviews El Salvador's human rights record, Washington policymakers were hoping that Magaña's election would bring real improvement. Said one State Department official: "The government will look good. The nagging doubts are whether it will act well . "- By Thomas A. Sancton...
Reported by Timothy Loughran/San Salvador and Johanna McGeary/ Washington
...aides who screened the questions beforehand were looking to create provocative exchanges. One woman condemned reporters for focusing on the human rights record of Argentina's ruling junta rather than attacking Britain's legal claim to the Falklands. Another premised her question on a claim that El Salvador's guerrillas represent "85% to 90% of the people," ignoring the fact that about 80% of the country's voters cast ballots in March for centrist and rightist parties...