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But itis, in fact, the democratic
process that has contributed as
never before, to encourage the
Municipalities' work. This is
being demonstrated by the
OPEN TOWN MEETINGS.
The people, many times
isolated and ignored in the
past, are today consulted in
every community and are
participating, together with
their municipalities, to build a
better future...
The Open Town Meetings are
no other than: the people and
the Municipal Council, working
in joint coordination and participation,
many meetings are
being held today throughout
El Salvador...
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means: DECENTRALIZATION
OF AUTHORITY, and this is
taking place today in El
Salvador, where there also
exists autonomy among the
different Governmental levels,
not to mention of course,
"Municipal Autonomy". "Den.ocracy"
is also IDIOLOGICAL
PLURALISM. In El Salvador,
the most different idiologies
and political parties are present
supporting and opposing to the
most absolute exercise of
freedom. It is POPULAR
PARTICIPATION, one of the
governmental po'icies, the main
target of "Democ&ai~y'. The
OPEN TOWN MEETINGS are
live examples of the people's
democratic participation at the
This is the way the democratic
process and the peaceful revolu-
tion are being reinforced and
strenghtened today in
El Salvador... the decentralization
process in meeting its
objectives, therefore, governmental
policies are planned and
executed from the bottom-up,
from the people towads the
Leaders.
Horever, "DEMOCRACY*
different social and economic
level in every community.
not only means FREE
ELECTIONS. While it is true
that free elections have iaken
place in El 'alvador, that the
world has -_en a witnessed and
that they also testify to the
willingness of all Salvadoran
people to elect in a peaceful and
civilized fashion their own
leaders. "Democracy" also
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