President Bukele to Opposition: If Foreign NGOs Have a Say, Why Not the Salvadoran Diaspora?
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The deputy of the Legislative Assembly for the New Ideas party, Walter Alemán, said that on Monday he participated in the Political Commission, where he began the study of the initiatives presented by the President of the Republic, Nayib Bukele, aimed at harmonizing the electoral provisions in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic. During the commission's development, the parliamentarian explained that several opinions related to key …
Ernestro Castro, deputy president of the Legislative Assembly for the New Ideas party, spoke in front of the Front of TCS, about the ratification of the reforms to the Constitution of the Republic, among other issues. Specifically he detailed the reform to article 79 of the Constitution that allows the creation of a special electoral constituency for Salvadorans residing abroad. The initiative proposes that the diaspora have a representation of …
The announcement comes after the ratification of the constitutional reform that empowers the 15th constituency of Salvadorans abroad. EL SALVADOR.- The deputy president of the Legislative Assembly, Ernesto Castro, reported this Monday in a television interview that he will seek to compete again for a representative of San Salvador in the elections of 2027 and not for the new electoral constituency for the diaspora. “To sleep peacefully, or I don…
Day by Day News El Salvador – President Nayib Bukele responded Monday to questions about the redistribution of seats in the Legislative Assembly, following the government's proposal to allocate seats to the Salvadoran diaspora. In a post on X, the president stated that opposition sectors maintain that Salvadorans abroad should not have political representation because "they don't live in the country." Bukele challenged this position, noting that…
President Bukele to Opposition: If Foreign NGOs Have a Say, Why Not the Salvadoran Diaspora?
The Salvadoran Legislative Assembly has officially ratified a landmark constitutional reform to create a 15th constituency, ensuring that the millions of citizens living abroad—primarily in the United States—gain direct representation in Congress. This historic move allows the diaspora to elect their own deputies, a right previously denied for decades. Legislative President Ernesto Castro emphasized that this process guarantees a “direct and tra…
President Nayib Bukele responded Monday to the opposition’s criticism of the constitutional reform that gives parliamentary representation to Salvadorans living abroad. The president directly questioned the opposition position with the following reflection: “The opposition says that the diaspora should not be given political representation because they ‘do not live in the country.’ But aren’t they themselves the ones who advocate doing what the …
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