El Salvador Opposition Pitch Former Lawmaker, Doctor to Run Against Bukele in 2027
ARENA and the FMLN picked candidates after Bukele’s party cleared the way for his third-term bid, deepening the contest over El Salvador’s political future.
- On Sunday, El Salvador's opposition parties named former lawmaker Maytee Iraheta and doctor Rafael Aguirre to challenge President Nayib Bukele in February's presidential election; Iraheta represents the Nationalist Republican Alliance , while Aguirre runs for the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front .
- Earlier this month, Bukele's Nuevas Ideas party nominated the president for a third term in 2027, with Vice President Felix Ulloa, after legal changes cleared the way for indefinite reelection and scrapped run-off elections.
- ARENA, which governed from 1989 to 2009, currently holds two congressional seats, while the FMLN has lacked parliamentary representation since 2024; notably, ARENA's ticket features an all-female pair for the first time in party history.
- Bukele maintains high approval ratings fueled by a state of emergency crackdown on crime featuring mass trials and a 'mega-prison,' positioning him to hold office through 2033 despite the opposition challenge.
- Human rights groups have criticized the policies, alleging arbitrary detentions, torture, deaths in custody, and due process violations; Bukele claims his methods are essential to stopping crime.
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With the candidacy for a third term already officialized, the promise of alternation jumps through the air in a country where the Constitution is rewritten to the measure of the president
El Salvador opposition pitch former lawmaker, doctor to run against Bukele in 2027
El Salvador's opposition parties have named Maytee Iraheta, a former lawmaker, as well as doctor and union leader Rafael Aguirre to run against President Nayib Bukele in the next presidential election, scheduled for February.
EL SALVADOR OPPOSITION PARTIES NAME EX-LAWMAKER MAYTEE IRAHETA, DOCTOR RAFAEL AGUIRRE AS CANDIDATES TO RUN AGAINST PRESIDENT BUKELE IN 2027 ELECTION -FMLN PARTY AND ARENA CANDIDATE
El Salvador's opposition parties have named Maytee Iraheta, a former lawmaker, as well as doctor and union leader Rafael Aguirre to run against President Nayib Bukele in the next presidential election, scheduled for February.
Former congresswoman Maite Iraeta and doctor-unionist Rafael Aguirre will attempt to stop the president's path to a third consecutive term.
The right-wing Arena party and the leftist FMLN start the race with little chance of defeating Nayib Bukele in the elections scheduled for next February.
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