IN AN interview in the US newsweekly The Salvadorean developments in the *The war against the government the funCanIcuia Suaron wiRin the country,' he said.
However, DCCalse ormre war, within the dominant groups of society there is an internal confrontation between two historical projects. -I ne repressive FMLN guerrilla a leader in the El FDR/FMLN explained strategy of the made since the and regressive project of Lic most daek ware secto1 of the oligarch гергеented by the Nationalis Republican Alliance (ARENA) and •EBC reformist proIVPICOLYS ject that is backed by the Americans, ine Christian Democrats. and other sectors inside the Salvadorean armye continued, "These inside one stare fighting for the leadership of Salvadorean sone tyas This confrontaresulted in the dispersal of certain social Torces LA8T previously more or less supported the COveEHeTE secaius this they have started CADIOLO natives.' other dILCE This DLOLLLDLCU the FDR/FMLN to launch its policy of convergence' This policy recognised that the March election solved the problems of representation for the *most backward sectors of oligarchy' but created HaSSIVC problems other organisations in the FDR/FMLN will 'have to CULLILE Y and that the approach those other SCU tors that, because of this crisis, are moving away from the government.' front is a more organic strategy in that you present to other forces the idea of forming a structure, however COOse might be. But it is a structure in which eve yood gets under one umbrelia of cona newly politica Democratic Union, some of Dalrty. the Popula Christian Democrats, and the part of the trade union movement that is outside the FDR.
*The long-range objective of this policy is, on the one hand, to present to the Salvadorean people a more clear scenario of choices democracy? is socia change? brutality, repression reactionary measures? In that sense it is to some extent to clear the political arena in terms of choice for people.
"Another objective
that, insofar as those other sectors develop a struggle against fascism Salvador, the government will become more isolated internally - not only externally, they are quite isolated at the international level. Therefore the contradictions inside the government will develop more acutely *The third objective is to develop the possibility for a democratic society, a society for real change for the people Finally, he explained the purpose of the FDR/FMLN' for 'dialogue' and 'negotiaMap shows sites of recent guerrilla attacks Socialist Challenge tion': "There is no point in just sitting down to talk; what for? For us dialogue is a means to approach negotiation.
That is, dialogue for achieving certain objec tives. And the objective for us continues to be fundamental one: to achieve a political settlement of the struggle of El Salvador.' 'Our objectives are to achieve peace, democracy social change, and respec for the rights of our peo ple. Normally those are not the objectives of either the American administration or the military governments of our countries. 10 December 1982 page y
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FDR/FMLN that have been fraudulent elections on 28 March of this year.