El Salvador’s parliament approves reform to allow Bukele to run indefinitely • FRANCE 24 English

El Salvador’s ruling party approved new constitutional reforms allowing for indefinite presidential re-election, opening the door to President May Boule for another term in power. With this reform, we’re giving power to those who should have always had it, the Salvadoran people. It’s simple. If you, the Salvadoran people, agree with how a president did his work, then you can vote for him again. And if you don’t agree, you vote for a better option. Boules party also approved amendments that would extend the presidential term from 5 to 6 years. The second round of the election where the top candidates face off will also be removed. You’re condemning future generations just because you want to preserve your power. We’ve had examples of dictatorships and we’ve had examples of authoritarianism both from the right and from the left and neither is good. Boule has been in office since 2019 and was reelected last year with an 85% majority, giving him almost full control of state institutions. He secured a new term despite a constitutional prohibition on immediate re-election. The president once dubbed himself the world’s coolest dictator. He enjoys enormous popularity for his so-called anti-gang lore consisting of mass street arrests without warrants. Boule reduced violence in El Salvador to historic lows. Critics, however, say that his government has been overshadowed by repression of human rights and exile of humanitarian activists and journalists.

Salvadoran lawmakers on Thursday passed a constitutional reform abolishing the limit on the number of presidential terms. This change allows President Nayib Bukele, in power since 2019, to run for re-election indefinitely.
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29 comments

  3. “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

  8. Decades long anti abortion laws, incarceration of women for abortions and miscarriages, then mass gang violence, then torture of international prisoners, and now a lifelong dictator. The suffering never stops in El Salvador.

  11. No he just need sto be transparent, because people think ves corupt, and a gela merkel wss in power for 19 years, when someone does a good job people reelect them, the oposition is just afraid they will never regain power and its becaus ethey bjst go agaings the state of emergency that brought peace to the country,

  13. The human trafficker once again showing his true colors. Of course the west supports their prepaid facho puppet. Should it happen in Colombia with Petro, the facho hypocritical west would be crying blood through their prepaid media.

  16. My wife is from El Salvador and we live in Dallas, Texas. We went to visit El Salvador last week and I felt safer than I would in South Dallas 😅 AKA, the man is great for the country but unlimited terms is wild

  23. Majority of the Salvador love the guy and what do you mean “so called” anti gang?! lol it’s the reason that the murder rate went down dramatically

  26. You know, honestly, he’s earned that.

    He is an example of a leader who brought radical positive change to his country. Making his country safe and prosperous. He should serve for the rest of his life.

  29. We love him
    Dictador or Not
    What country helps before El Salvador none!!… Now is a news everywhere!?? 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💙🤍💙🤍💙
    Mr. President Nayib Bukele The Best President of the world 🌍 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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