The cost of living in El Salvador has increased by $214 between 2019 and 2023, according to the CDC — El costo de la vida en El Salvador ha subido $214 entre 2019 y 2023, según el CDC

01/11/2024

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...

February 4 Elections to be Held Under State of Emergency — Elecciones del 4 de febrero se realizarán bajo régimen de excepción

01/10/2024

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...

TSE Removes Biometrics for In-Person Electronic Voting Again — TSE vuelve a quitar biometría para voto electrónico presencial

01/10/2024

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...

The “freedom” of the new cryptocolonialists in El Salvador — La «libertad» de los nuevos criptocolonialistas en El Salvador

01/09/2024

Typical of these exaggerated proclamations that El Salvador is a beacon of freedom is this article in the Bitcoin Magazine by William Stebbins, a retired US military officer, who declares that the country has transformed under the Bukele administration “from...

Doubts Surrounding the Vote of Salvadorans Abroad — Las dudas que pesan sobre el voto de salvadoreños en el exterior

01/08/2024

Here are four key points to understand how the voting process for those abroad will unfold and some doubts that weigh on it. 1. Two Ways to Vote Abroad There will be two voting methods for the diaspora: those living abroad with their identification document addressed...

Amid doubts and questioning, the vote from abroad via the internet begins — Entre dudas y cuestionamientos inició el voto del exterior por Internet

01/08/2024

Amid doubts and questioning about the security and reliability of the system by some organizations, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) began on January 6th with remote voting from abroad via the internet, with an expected participation of 741,094 voters. Hours...