Nayib Bukele, once known as the young, Twitter-savvy millennial who wore his baseball cap backward when he reached the presidency in 2019, has since amassed accusations of muzzling every dissenting voice as his administration veers ever further into authoritarianism....
El Salvador has entered the roster of authoritarian regimes after reforming its Constitution to permit indefinite reelection, extend the presidential term to six years—from the previous five—and abolish runoff elections, according to Noah Bullock, director of the...
The Argentine political scientist and lawyer Daniel Zovatto foresees a profoundly dark era for El Salvador, following the recent approval of indefinite presidential reelection. Nuevas Ideas and its spokespeople have defended the recent constitutional reforms with...
Nayib Bukele, amid his authoritarian slide, dealt the final blow to El Salvador’s battered democracy last Thursday when the Legislative Assembly (AL)—which he controls at will—approved a constitutional reform enabling his indefinite reelection. In doing so, he...
Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Ana Miranda Paz, a prominent figure in the European Parliament and current vice president of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat), issued a forceful call on Friday for the European Union to impose sanctions...
It caught no one off guard. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has now been cleared for indefinite reelection. The Legislative Assembly, firmly in his pocket, smoothed the way with a constitutional overhaul that secures his absolute grip on power. His...
