Marina Murillo
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Ana Marina Murillo Aguilar is a Salvadoran architect and politician. She was the only woman candidate at the 2024 Salvadoran presidential election for Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity (FPS), and the first since Rina Victoria Escalante in 1994.
Murillo is an architect by profession since 1985 and began working at the National Commission for the Restoration of Areas, an institution set up in 1983 to help rebuild parts of the country damaged by violence.[1][2][3] She has also worked at the Salvadoran Institute for Municipal Development and the Association of Municipalities of the Republic of El Salvador.[2] She spent her childhood in the countryside.[4]
Political career
She first became involved with Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity in 1999 or 2000 when she met its leader Óscar Lemus to work on a few projects.[2]
On 27 August 2023, Murillo officially announced her ticket for the 2023 presidential election under Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity, with Fausto Carranzo as her running mate.[1][4] Murillo was the first woman to stand as a presidential candidate in El Salvador since Rina Victoria Escalante in 1994.[1][4] In her speech, she announced that education and the economy would be the priorities of her campaign, and her support for the ongoing state of emergency.[1][5] The Supreme Electoral Court registered her candidacy on 9 November 2023 and was the only female candidate.[6][3]
In an interview with La Prensa Gráfica on 31 January 2024, Murillo sets out proposals for long-term development in areas such as education, the economy and the fight against corruption, and offers a critique of the current political system, including President Nayib Bukele's re-election, whilst maintaining certain security policies and opposing abortion; she also considers it necessary to hold a public consultation on same-sex marriage and the gender identity law, both of which she respects.[4]
Her candidacy received 19,293 votes, less than 1 percent of the total.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Guzmán, Jessica (27 August 2023). "Fraternidad Patriota presentó su fórmula presidencial para 2024" [Fraternidad Patriota has unveiled its presidential ticket for 2024]. El Mundo (El Salvador) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Villarroel, Gabriela (31 January 2024). ""Si nos uniéramos todas podríamos elegir a la próxima presidenta del país": Marina Murillo, candidata presidencial de FPS" [‘If we all came together, we could elect the country’s next woman president’: Marina Murillo, FPS presidential candidate]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- 1 2 "AP Explica: quiénes son los contrincantes de Nayib Bukele en las elecciones de El Salvador" [AP Explains: Who are Nayib Bukele’s rivals in El Salvador’s elections?]. Associated Press (in Spanish). Los Angeles Times. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 García, Jessica (27 August 2023). "Una mujer busca ser presidenta de El Salvador, no pasaba desde 1994" [A woman is running for president of El Salvador – the first time this has happened since 1994]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ↑ Guzmán, Jessica (27 August 2023). "Candidata presidencial de FPS dice estar de acuerdo con el régimen de excepción" [FPS presidential candidate says she supports the state of emergency]. El Mundo (El Salvador) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ↑ Magaña, Yolanda (9 November 2023). "TSE inscribe a candidatos presidenciales de Arena, Nuestro Tiempo, FPS y Fuerza Solidaria" [The TSE registers the presidential candidates of Arena, Nuestro Tiempo, FPS and Fuerza Solidaria]. El Mundo (El Salvador) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ↑ "En Vivo: Cierre de Escrutinio Final de la Elección de Presidente y Vicepresidente 2024" [Live: The Final Scrutiny of the 2024 Election for President and Vice President Closes]. El Mundo (El Salvador) (in Spanish). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2026.