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Savior celebrate this sunday President elections and legislative under a state of emergency that suspends certain constitutional guarantees, and in the midst of the controversial appointment of the
Savior celebrate this sunday President elections and legislative under a state of emergency that suspends certain constitutional guarantees, and in the midst of the controversial appointment of the country’s current president, Naib Bukelefor a second consecutive term.
WITH exception modesecurity measures introduced by the Bukele government since March 2022 to combat gangs, the right of detainees to protection has been suspended, the inviolability of telecommunications has been suspended, and the period of administrative detention has been extended to a maximum of 15 days.
However, this measure allows a large part of the El Salvadoran population to feel “safer”, which, according to the latest published polls, will go to vote “without fear”.
This measure, which became the main and only executive action against gangs, increased the popularity of Bukele, a big favorite win this election with over 80% supportaccording to public opinion polls.
And while Bukele’s opponents and some segments of society have denounced human rights abuses, residents of densely populated communities and neighborhoods historically plagued by gang activity say they feel safer under the measure.
On Sunday, February 4, 2024, more than 5.5 million Salvadorans Called to vote, they will choose their next president from a short list of six political parties, including Bukele’s ruling New Ideas (NI) party, which is seeking re-election, which polls show he will win.
The 42-year-old ruler is very popular. first president of El Salvador’s democratic scene with the possibility of re-election immediately, and if he wins, he will be the first to repeat this position, despite the fact that The Constitution does not allow this.
The path to Bukele’s re-election opened in 2021 when the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court, appointed by the ruling majority Congress without following legal procedure, changed the criterion for interpreting the Constitution.
Judges, appointed by the United States Being “loyal” to Bukele’s executive power, they pointed out that the ban on immediate re-election applies to a ruler who has been in power for 10 years.
Before this change, the president had to finish his five-year term and wait 10 years to run for office again.
In addition, on February 4, 60 deputies will vote for the first time instead of 84, a change that arose after the Legislative Assembly approved a resolution proposed by Bukele’s government.
Bukele’s party is expected to win a majority of seats in Congress and continue to be the leading political force in the Central American country, according to polls.
The Feb. 4 presidential election will be the seventh since the Peace Accords were signed in 1992, which ended the civil war that El Salvador has experienced since 1980 and which has left 75,000 people dead and 8,000 missing.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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