El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has registered to run for reelection next year. Critics say the move is unconstitutional, but it is supported by a 2021 Supreme Court ruling. The United States assistant secretary for the Western Hemisphere said Friday the issue is for Salvadorans to decide on election day.
Members of the presidential security command surround El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, center, during their speech to supporters in San Salvador, El Salvador, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Supporters greet El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele after he presented himself as the presidential candidate for the New Ideas Party in San Salvador, El Salvador, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian A. Nichols, who was visiting El Salvador, took to a local television talk show Friday morning to raise questions about Bukele’s decision, while insisting it is not for other countries to decide. According to several polls, Bukele would win the reelection by a wide margin. He has maintained soaring popularity numbers for his
Constitutional lawyers, like Abraham Abrego with the human rights organization Cristosal, argue that the president’s reelection bid is illegal.
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