REACTION: Bukele Gets Election Boost for Second Term
Bukele’s party expanded its supermajority in El Salvador’s election, shaped by unprecedented reforms and court rulings.
El Salvador voted on February 4 for president, vice president, and all 60 seats in the National Assembly. Bukele won with an overwhelming majority, and his Nuevas Ideas party is expected to win almost all the seats in the legislature. A second set of elections will be held on March 3 to choose mayors and councils in all 44 of the country’s municipalities and all 20 of its Central American Parliament (Parlacen) seats. AQ asked analysts to share their reaction. Valeria Vásquez, senior analyst for Central America at Control Risks Nayib Bukele’s victory marks a turning point for...
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