El Salvador goes to the polls

"Presidential elections in El Salvador has begun. Salvadoranerna has had enough of gang violence and corruption. Now they want to see a change."

"– It is scary to go out by yourself, because you do not know what can happen to you, " says Gabriela Solorzano, 19 years old, when she is voting."

"We are so tired of all the corruption," says the 42-year-old Maria Amaya."

"another important issue is the economy. The situation in the country has got lots of people to leave the country to try to get to the USA to get away from the violence and poverty."

"In the polls has Nayib Bukele from the party, the Ppp had a lead, while Carlos Calleja from the conservative party Arena, ended up in second place."

"If Bukele would win then it will be the first time in nearly 30 years that a president will not represent the Arena or the left party FMLN. His party Ppp is usually described as a conservative party, but has also entered into alliance with the left."

"The current president Salvador Sánchez Cerén can't set it up for a re-election because of the country's election laws."

"the Polling closes at midnight, Swedish time. Preliminary results are expected a few hours later."

"If no candidate receives more than 50 percent there will be a second round of voting in march between the two candidates who received the most votes."