Walking around this capital days before the Feb. 5 elections, I was struck by how many people shared different versions of the same story: Nayib Bukele had changed their lives by dismantling El Salvador’s once-powerful gangs, and they had no doubt they would vote for...
Alejandro Muyshondt went from being a vigilante on the streets to being imprisoned in Nayib Bukele’s government, someone whom he once considered his friend and also became his adviser on national security issues. However, the Muyshondt surname has a strange...
After the Supreme Electoral Court announced the official result of the presidential elections in El Salvador, La Astilla, Lab Dat, and Voz Pública joined together to contextualize the data from the elections and verify if Nayib Bukele has indeed obtained historic...
Bukele dictated the nation’s election results from the balcony of the National Palace. He declared himself reelected and owner of the legislature by overwhelming majorities. Hastily, friendly countries accepted the presidential dictation. The United...
Achieving electoral success, no matter how wide-ranging, in defiance of constitutional norms, amidst a state of emergency, systematic human rights violations, indiscriminate imprisonments, use of public resources to promote official candidates, systematic intimidation...
The manual counting process of the ballots has uncovered a large number of irregularities committed during the 2024 elections, from the validation of null ballots, more ballots than voters, and other situations that have been exposed during the last two weeks by...
