The health of Salvadoran lawyer Ruth López, a critic of Nayib Bukele’s government, has deteriorated to the point that her family fears for her life, a sister who visited her for the first time since she was detained a year ago said on Thursday (02.07.2026)....
Lawmaker Claudia Ortiz, of the Vamos party, voiced her opposition to some of the political party’s decisions regarding internal elections to select candidates for the Legislative Assembly and municipal councils who will run in the February 2027 elections....
The Legislative Assembly created six new seats in May to represent the nearly 961,000 Salvadorans registered on the overseas voter roll. The Nuevas Ideas lawmaker is vying for one of them, and in her announcement she claimed she was the lawmaker who received the most...
In response to the needs reported by residents of the Valle Verde 1 and 2 neighborhoods in Apopa, San Salvador Oeste, regarding the lack of decent water service, which they have not had for approximately 20 years, ARENA party lawmaker Marcela Villatoro requested a...
ARENA lawmaker Francisco Lira said the government has tried to intimidate precandidates for mayor, city council, and lawmaker so they will not participate in the opposition parties’ primaries. “The Nuevas Ideas government has taken it upon itself to try to intimidate...
The country is facing an economic situation marked by high inflation due to the political context in the Middle East, which in recent months drove up international oil prices — effects that are still being felt locally. Specifically, according to the National...
