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El Salvador’s electoral authority confirms Bukele’s re-election
The conservative Nayib Bukele, who has ruled since 2019, is known for his tough approach to crime and his authoritarian course. photo
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El Salvador’s constitution actually prohibits the direct re-election of the president. Nevertheless, Nayib Bukele remains in office.
The Supreme Electoral Court in El Salvador has declared the victory of President Nayib Bukele confirmed in the presidential election last Sunday. After all votes were counted, the controversial Bukele received almost 83 percent of the votes, as the Central American country’s electoral authority announced. A third of the ballots had to be recounted due to technical problems. The president had already declared himself the winner of the election on Sunday. The candidate of the left-wing FMLN party, Manuel Flores, came second with six percent.
The conservative Bukele, who has ruled since 2019, is known for his tough approach to crime and his authoritarian course. The constitution of the Central American country actually prohibits the direct re-election of the president. However, constitutional judges loyal to the government allowed Bukele to run. The voter turnout was almost 53 percent.
Parliamentary elections also took place on Sunday, with Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas party expected to win a two-thirds majority. However, there is no official result yet. The electoral authority still has to recount all the votes cast for the MPs.