A poll found Nayib Bukele with an overwhelming lead towards his reelection – despite El Salvador's Constitution banning him from seeking it.
for two five-year presidential terms after the end of his current term before being able to run for president again.of the Constitution explicitly states that a person who has held office for more than six months “during the immediately preceding period” may not be a candidate for president, the prohibition is only directed at the candidates, not the incumbent.
The ruling then contended that a sitting president is able to run for a second consecutive five-year term so long as he or she resigns six months before the end of their term. As a result, Bukele is expected to resign from the presidency at a date no later than November 30 to benefit from the court’s loophole ruling.
Bukele, who took office in 2019, will see his current term end on June 1, 2024.
The decree, which imposes borderline martial law and restricts civil liberties such as freedom of assembly, has allowed the government to conduct mass arrests of gang members and significantly reduced gang violence. Bukelein May that El Salvador had logged 365 nonconsecutive days without homicides since he took office in 2019.
The reduction in violence has proven popular throughout the region, which for decades has faced rampant organized criminal violence. Polls show support for Bukele-style policies in other countries, such as
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