Does Sunday's Close Election Mean Trouble for El Salvador?

The Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Advisor asked several individuals to respond to a series of questions following the contested election in El Salvador.

In El Salvador's electoral court yesterday declared leftist Salvador Sánchez Cerén the winner of the country's razor-close presidential election. Runner-up Norman Quijano, however, can still appeal and has threatened to take the dispute to El Salvador's Supreme Court if necessary. How long will the dispute over the contested election drag on? What will the close election mean for El Salvador's next president and his ability to govern? Does the election dispute indicate El Salvador is in for a period of political polarization and dysfunction ahead? What are the biggest challenges facing the next president?

Here is some of Christine Wade's response.

Public insecurity, narco-trafficking and organized crime, economic stagnation, corruption, poverty and inequality—this is what awaits the new administration. While the parties have different ideas about how to best address these problems, they must work together to find solutions. Sánchez Cerén has already sent messages of unity to Arena and the business sector, but whether they can put aside their differences remains to be seen."

You can read the rest of her answer and those of three others here.