President Nayib Bukele and his majority in the Legislative Assembly have systematically dismantled democratic checks and balances. In October, despite a constitutional prohibition on immediate re-election, Bukele registered as a candidate for the 2024 general...
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, is about to conclude his constitutional term. However, following the global trend of authoritarian leaders, he has managed to control all three branches of the state in order to stay in office by seeking a presidential...
In Latin America’s 2024 electoral super-cycle, voters seem likely to reward leaders who address their most fundamental needs—in some cases regardless of whether they value democracy, clean government or the rule of law. That is a notable shift, following several years...
The cost of living is the calculation of the expenses that an average family incurs in acquiring the necessary products and services for a decent life. Each nation has its own particular way of establishing it. In El Salvador, the government simply multiplies the...
With the twenty-second extension of the state of emergency approved this Tuesday by Nuevas Ideas and its allies in the Legislative Assembly, at the request of the government, three constitutional guarantees to the population remain suspended regarding the right to...
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has taken a step back and decided to once again omit the use of the biometric system for in-person electronic voting. The presiding magistrate, Dora Esmeralda Martínez, announced this Tuesday that Salvadorans who are due to vote in...
