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Extinct Democracy and Youth Imprisoned with Bukele
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The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, obtained a free way for his indefinite re-election, after the Congress, under his control, approved a profound constitutional reform that also extended the term of government to six years. The initiative was approved by the 57 government deputies of a 60-seat Legislative Assembly that decided to allow unreserved re-election, extend the mandate of government, synchronize the presidential, legislative an…
The experience of the last 25 years in Latin America is very clear: where the limit on the number of presidential mandates has been removed, democracy has deteriorated, until it reaches an autocracy or a dictatorship with apparent elections. And so it is happening in El Salvador, a country that follows Venezuela and Nicaragua in allowing its president to stand for reelection as many times as he wants. In no other country in the region (outside t…
The Legislative Assembly that is loyal to Nayib Bukele issued the Death Act this Thursday, by 57 votes to three, approving a constitutional change that allows the indefinite re-election of the president, extending his term to six years. The second round is eliminated and the municipal and legislative elections will be concurrent with the presidential election. Continue reading
After a constitutional change in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele can be re-elected indefinitely. A conversation with Ángel Flores, coordinator of the Indigenous Movement MILPA.
In this episode, Andr s Malamud and Pablo Castro discuss the authoritarian temptation in Am richa Latina, El Salvador and the elections in Bolivia.
One of the political events that has generated great expectation in the international community in recent days has been the modification of the constitution of El Salvador. The change of five articles in his magna letter is, for many analysts, a strategy to perpetuate himself in power and establish himself in an unlimited manner, which would constitute an attack on democracy. For many Salvadorans, Bukele—a president questioned by various sectors…
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