El Salvador elections 2018: security, migration, and the beginning of the end for two-party rule

El Salvador's legislative and municipal elections on Sunday, 4 March, 2018, kick off an election cycle that will stretch through to next year's presidential ballot. A desperate security situation, threats to Salvadoran migrants in the US, and a growing generation gap in traditional parties could mean a bumpy ride for the country's politics, writes Adrian Bergmann (Central American University).