El Salvador President Nayib Bukele takes his reelection campaign beyond the borders
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El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has taken his presidential reelection campaign beyond the tiny Central American country’s borders to capitalize on his rising profile across Latin America
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- El Salvador's Nayib Bukele took his presidential reelection campaign beyond the tiny Central American country's borders Wednesday night to capitalize on his rising profile across Latin America.
During a two-hour forum on the platform X, Bukele accused critics of his controversial policies — including the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and international institutions like it — of trying to keep El Salvador and other developing nations down.
Bukele was granted a six-month leave from the presidency starting in December to run for reelection — despite a constitutional ban on reelection. Congress approved the president’s selection of his private secretary to be the country’s interim leader.
The Supreme Court, stacked with justices selected by Bukele’s allies in Congress, ruled in 2021 that Bukele could seek a second five-year term in the Feb. 4 election.
Asked Wednesday if he would seek to change the constitution to allow his indefinite reelection, Bukele said he would not.
