A third factor that weighs in the balance in analyzing what sort of government the FMLN may deliver is the economic crisis that is battering Latin America. For the moment, it is impossible to ascertain whether the recession will provoke a radicalization of the left in the region, which Chávez seems to be promoting, or induce moderation through resignation – that is, a postponement of revolutionary goals owing to inauspicious economic conditions.
我们在分析马解阵线会带来一个什么样的政府的时候，需要考量平衡的第三个因素是正在袭击拉美的经济危机。目前还不可能确定经济衰退是否会在该地区促进左翼势力的激进化（而这似乎是查韦斯想要促成的事情）或是通过软化带来温和主义，也就是说不良的经济情况推迟了革命目标。但答案我们很快就会知道。