The president，Juan Orlando Hemfindez of the ruling Partido Nacional，will face a more fractious legislative outlook as a new multi—party political landscape takes shape．His party will require alliances to achieve a majority．
The new government will face an uphill struggle to reduce levels of severe gang and drug-related violence，which rank among the highest in the world, as well as a fiscal crisiS inherited from the previous government．

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Political outlook 8

Economic policy outlook 9

Economic forecast 10

Annual data and forecast 14

Quarterly data 15

Monthly data 16

Annual trends charts 17

Monthly trends charts 18

Comparative economic indicators 19

Basic data 20

Political structure 21

Politics 22

Economy 25

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