Antonio Saca
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Elías Antonio ("Tony") Saca González (born 9 March 1965) is a Salvadoran politician.
On 21 March 2004 he was elected President of El Salvador and, on 1 June 2004, assumed the office vacated by current President Francisco Flores. Both Saca and Flores are members of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance party, generally known by its Spanish-language acronym ARENA.
Saca is descended from Palestinian immigrants who arrived in El Salvador in the early 20th century. In addition to his political activities, he is a prominent businessman and broadcast journalist, specialising in sports radio.
During the election campaign, some commentators criticised Saca's scant political experience, but he defeated FMLN candidate Schafik Handal by a margin of 58% to 36%, with 70% voter turnout. With his embracing of the free-market and pro-U.S. policies pursued by Flores, Saca was the clear favorite of President Bush's administration in the Salvadoran presidential election, 2004. Washington officials are confident that Saca will be able to maintain El Salvador's remarkably warm relations with the United States.