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Salvadoran leftist leads vote, but faces runoff

By Marcos Aleman
Published February 3, 2014 11:06pm ET
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Salvadoran leftist leads vote, but faces runoff
Johnny Araya, presidential candidate for the National Liberation Party, PLN, waves to supporters outside a polling station, after voting in the general election in San Jose, Costa Rica, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The ruling PLN has been beset by infighting and corruption allegations and Araya, now faces three rivals, which experts say could splinter Sunday's vote. Araya, who has been the mayor of the capital of San Jose since 2003, must overcome the discontent over high unemployment during President Laura Chinchilla's government. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) | Moises Castillo

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s ruling leftist party appeared to win the presidential vote with nearly all ballots counted by Monday, but candidate Salvador Sanchez of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front probably faces a runoff by narrowly failing to win a simple majority of votes.

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