SAN SALVADOR, March 15.— The Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front won El Salvador’s presidential elections with 51.3% of the vote, after 90.4% of ballots had been counted, in a tendency considered as irreversible, it was officially reported, according to the ANSA news agency. FMLN supporters immediately poured into the streets of this capital to celebrate the victory of their candidate, Mauricio Funes, 49, who will be sworn in on June 1. His rival, Rodrigo Avila, of the ruling National Republican Alliance (ARENA) won 48.7% of the vote, according to the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE). FMLN sympathizers waved red flags identified with that party, which was founded in 1992 after the Chapultepec Peace Accords were signed, ending the civil war that raged in this country from 1980 to 1992. The announcement of the results was made after voting day, which according to observers and authorities passed without any major incident. "We had a transparent electoral process, a tranquil, peaceful and massive voting process," stated TSE president Walter Araujo, in a message to the nation after the polls closed. Meanwhile, the newspaper La Prensa Gráfica reported that 60% of the country’s 4.2 million registered voters went to the polls, 6% more than in the January 18 legislative and municipal elections. "I would like to humbly and emotionally thank all of those who voted for me, everyone who chose the path of change," Funes said in proclaiming victory. (SE)