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El Salvador’s electoral authority confirms Bukele’s re-election

El Salvador’s constitution actually prohibits the direct re-election of the president. Nevertheless, Nayib Bukele remains in office. The Supreme Electoral Court in El Salvador has confirmed President Nayib Bukele’s victory in last Sunday’s presidential election. After all votes were counted, the controversial Bukele received almost 83 percent of the votes, as the Central American country’s […]

Votes recounted in El Salvador

Many votes in the presidential and parliamentary elections in El Salvador have to be recounted. The controversial head of state Nayib Bukele has already declared himself the winner of the election. A large proportion of the votes cast in the presidential and parliamentary elections in El Salvador must be recounted. Due to technical problems, almost […]

Bukele is heading for re-election

With his tough policy against criminal gangs, the young President Bukele has won over Salvadorans. However, human rights activists warn against the authoritarian course. El Salvador’s controversial head of state Nayib Bukele is seeking a second term in office in the presidential and parliamentary elections in the Central American country. According to polls, the 42-year-old […]

Salvadorans vote for president and parliament

The new government in El Salvador is scheduled to take office on June 1st. The parliamentary election has now begun. Will the controversial head of state be re-elected? Presidential and parliamentary elections have begun in El Salvador. Because of his tough crackdown on criminal gangs, the controversial head of state Nayib Bukele is likely to […]

President Bukele is taking a break – for his re-election

The constitution actually prohibits the president from seeking re-election. But there is a loophole that he now wants to exploit. The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has taken a six-month leave of absence so that he can run for re-election despite a constitutional ban. His private secretary is now taking over for him temporarily. […]