San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador on Sunday is likely to move one further step towards another leftist government in Central America, as the country's 4.2 million voters elect 262 city mayors and 84 seats in the national parliament.

Sunday's vote is widely regarded a test for the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. Currently, Guatemala and Nicaragua are ruled by left-leaning governments.

According to opinion polls, the elections are mainly a contest between two major political forces, while the remaining parties enjoy only minimal voter support.

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