Bukele’s Aspiration for Reelection “Questions Democratic Principles”: Guatemala’s President-Elect — Aspiración de Bukele a reelegirse “cuestiona los principios democráticos”: presidente electo de Guatemala

10/30/2023

Guatemala’s President-Elect, Bernardo Arévalo, stated that the registration of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele “clearly questions the democratic principles” of the Republic and that he also observes that “there are a series of data indicating...

US Senator Requests Investigation into Crypto Companies Allied with Bukele and Linked to Hamas — Senadora pide investigar criptoempresas aliadas de Bukele vinculadas con Hamás

10/28/2023

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, who has become a cryptocurrency advocate in her country, sent a letter on October 26 to the U.S. Attorney General, Merrick Garland, urging the United States Department of Justice to “quickly investigate” Binance and Tether....

US Changes Stance on Presidential Re-election in El Salvador Two Years Later — EUA cambia discurso sobre reelección presidencial en El Salvador dos años después

10/28/2023

On Friday, Brian A. Nichols, Deputy Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs of the United States, assured that the legality of President Nayib Bukele’s candidacy for re-election in the presidential elections of February 2024 is a debate that falls upon...

Nayib Bukele Registers to Seek Unconstitutional Re-election — Nayib Bukele se inscribe para buscar la reelección inconstitucional

10/27/2023

Despite the prohibition established in the Constitution of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele took another step in seeking re-election yesterday by presenting his documents to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) for registration in the presidential race. Bukele appeared in...

Lawyers Submit Petition to TSE Requesting Non-Registration of Nayib Bukele as Presidential Candidate — Abogados presentan ante TSE petición de no inscripción de Nayib Bukele como candidato a la presidencia

10/27/2023

Lawyers José Marinero and Enrique Anaya submitted a petition this Thursday to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) requesting the non-registration of the candidacy of Nayib Bukele, President of the Republic, to compete for re-election in the upcoming presidential...

The 749 releases of gang members from Zacatecoluca (During 33 months of negotiations between the Bukele government, MS-13 and Barrio 18) — Las 749 salidas de pandilleros de Zacatraz (En 33 meses de negociaciones del gobierno de Bukele con la MS-13 y El Barrio 18)

10/26/2023

Between July 5, 2019, during the second month of Nayib Bukele’s term, and March 26, 2022, one day before the Legislative Assembly declared the State of Exception, the government of El Salvador authorized at least 749 transfers of gang members, including leaders...