El Salvador’s Congress, dominated by the ruling party, approved a constitutional reform late Thursday night to permit indefinite presidential reelection, paving the way for Nayib Bukele, who is currently serving his second term, to remain in power. In an...
On Thursday, Juanita Goebertus, director of the Americas Division at Human Rights Watch (HRW), stated that the party of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, Nuevas Ideas (NI), “is treading the same path as Venezuela” by spearheading a lightning-fast...
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador passed its 41st extension of the state of exception—a measure that suspends rights such as administrative detention, the right to a defense, and the inviolability of communications for another 30 days. Ruling-party lawmakers...
The Nuevas Ideas caucus plans to push through on Thursday a constitutional amendment that would withdraw the country from the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN). Lawmaker Giovanny Zaldaña introduced the motion and urged his caucus colleagues to sign it, the...
A spokesperson for the United States Embassy in El Salvador confirmed on Wednesday that William H. Duncan is completing his tour in the country and retiring from the Foreign Service after a 33-year diplomatic career. “Ambassador William Duncan is concluding his...
President Nayib Bukele conferred a decoration upon United States Ambassador William H. Duncan, who is concluding his diplomatic mission in El Salvador, it was announced this Wednesday. At the event, the president credited Duncan with actions that “gradually...
