Mario Edgardo Durán Gavidia (born April 3, 1983,

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) is a Salvadoran politician and businessman, has worked in the public administration since 2012, he was

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in the

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of President

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, and since May 1st 2021 he is

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. In 2019, Mario Durán was selected by President

, as Minister of the Interior and Territorial Development, in addition to being appointed President of the National Civil Protection Commission. As part of his administration, Mario Durán led the central government's response to the most serious environmental and health crises in the country, such as tropical storms, the Nejapa landslide and the

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emergency in El Salvador. In 2020 Mario Durán made the decision to run as a pre-candidate for mayor for San Salvador, obtaining an absolute majority in the internal elections of the

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party. On February 28, 2021, in the

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, he became the winner of the Mayor's Office of San Salvador, defeating

Ernesto Muyshondt Ernesto Luis Muyshondt García–Prieto (Neto Menso) (born 30 August 1975 San Salvador), is a Salvadoran businessman, politician and member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party. He served as the Mayor of San Salvador, the capita ...

, who was seeking re-election under the banner of the

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party.

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