The Legislative Assembly, controlled by the ruling party Nuevas Ideas, eliminated the role political parties had in nominating three of the five magistrates who make up the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). That role was a power established in an October 1991...
By Óscar Martínez (Trans. Jessica Sequeira) In early 2024, one story dominated the news agenda in Spain. Television, radio and newspapers all attempted to understand what had happened in Barbate Port, in the province of Cádiz on February 9. That day, six...
Constitutional reforms related to the political representation of Salvadorans abroad have raised questions among members of the diaspora, who believe that while the right to political participation has been a historic demand, the changes are being pushed in a context...
The Political Commission of the Legislative Assembly continued its study to ratify changes to the first clause of Article 79 of the Constitution, with the goal of establishing direct representation for the Salvadoran diaspora in parliament. The proposal calls for the...
The Legislative Assembly approved the 50th extension of the state of exception this Wednesday after the government argued it needs the suspension of constitutional guarantees under Articles 7 (second paragraph), 12 (second paragraph), and 24 of the Constitution to...
The sky over downtown San Salvador was still overcast when doctors, teachers, union members, feminists, relatives of victims of the state of exception, workers from various sectors, and members of other social movements were getting their signs and flags ready to...
