SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former Marxist guerrilla leader is in a strong position to win El Salvador's presidential election in a run-off against his right-wing rival after falling just shy of an outright win in the first round of voting on Sunday.
Salvador Sanchez Ceren, a top leader of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) rebel army during El Salvador's civil war, won 48.9 percent of votes in the first round, just short of 50 percent needed to avoid a run-off.
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