Chávez helped the FMLN by giving free or cheap oil to its mayors in many parts of the country, and probably (though it has not been proven) by channeling funds, if only in small quantities, to the party’s electoral coffers. The Cuban presence also remains strong, although the recent political purges initiated by Raúl Castro make it difficult to know who exactly is working for whom.
查韦斯给了该国许多地区马解阵线的市长免费或是廉价石油，而且可能（虽未经证实）还为该党的竞选提供资金，如果只是小数目的话。古巴的影响也依然强大，尽管最近劳尔·卡斯特罗发起的政治整肃让人很难了解到底是谁在为谁工作。拉米罗·阿布雷乌，这个在1980年和1990年代为古巴的美洲部“统治”着萨尔瓦多的家伙，他仍然活跃着，但他现在更象是一个商人和一名资深的政治家，而不是古巴的操手。