2024/02/06 00:23
The Central American country of El Salvador held a presidential election on the 4th. Nayib Bukele (left), who calls himself “the coolest dictator in the world,” announced that he was re-elected with an overwhelming majority. (AFP)
Huang Xiaowei/Copy Editor
[Instant News/Comprehensive Report]The Central American country of El Salvador held a presidential election on the 4th. Nayib Bukele, who calls himself “the coolest dictator in the world,” announced that he was re-elected with an overwhelming majority. Foreign media pointed out that voters put aside their concerns about the erosion of democracy and supported him with their votes to severely suppress gangs and improve social security.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Bugele declared victory before the official results were announced, saying that he received more than 85% of the votes. According to the provisional vote counting results on Monday morning, with a count rate of 70%, Bugele received 83% of the votes, far ahead of his opponents.
The New Ideas Party (New Ideas) led by Bugle is expected to win almost 60 seats in the new Congress, strengthening its control over the country. It also means that Bugle will have unprecedented power and be able to completely revise the constitution. The opposition is worried about the presidential term. Restrictions may be lifted. El Salvador’s constitution stipulates that the presidential term is five years and cannot be re-elected immediately, but the Supreme Electoral Tribunal allowed Bugle to run for re-election last year.
The 42-year-old Bugle, who calls himself “the coolest dictator in the world,” described the election as a “referendum” on his government. “We will not replace democracy because El Salvador has never had democracy,” he said. This is the first time in the history of El Salvador that there is democracy. This is not what I say, it is what the people say.”
Bugle is widely supported by the country’s population, and he campaigned on the success of his security strategy, which included authorities suspending civil liberties, arresting more than 76,000 people without charge – more than 1% of the country’s population and driving the national murder rate A sharp decline. But some analysts say it’s impossible to sustain mass incarceration.
Foreign media pointed out that few people questioned the election results. Polls show that a majority of voters support Bugle because he eliminated the criminal gangs that made life in El Salvador difficult and triggered a wave of immigrants to the United States.
Store owner Guadalupe Guillen, 55, said, “Thank God we are getting rid of this gang problem. We don’t want to go back to that terrible past… Democracy is not threatened because everyone voted “He,” said 39-year-old trader Josue Galdamez, “Everyone knows that re-electing the president is unconstitutional, but what people want is security. They don’t care if it is unconstitutional, they just want security.”
Salvadoran crowds gathered at the presidential palace to celebrate Bugle’s victory. (Associated Press)
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2024-02-05 16:23:05
