The ruling conservative Arena party wrested the mayoralty of San Salvador, the capital, from the FMLN.The result pointed to a close race in a presidential election due in March. 當(dāng)政的保守派的競(jìng)技黨從馬蒂民族解放陣線黨手中奪取了首都圣薩爾瓦多的市長(zhǎng)職位，成為三月總統(tǒng)選舉中的勁敵。