Therefore,
Parliament adopts constitutional reform allowing:
This reform also provides for the abolition of the second ballot. Moreover, the lengthening of the presidential mandate from five to six years.
The Parliament of Salvador, overwhelmingly dominated by the supporters of President Nayib Bukele, adopted a constitutional reform on Thursday, July 31, which abolishes the limit of the number of mandates of the Head of State and allows him to represent himself indefinitely. Moreover, This reform. For example. For example, examined according to an accelerated procedure and which also extends the presidential mandate from five to six years, was adopted by 57 votes to three.
This reform. Nevertheless. Nevertheless, examined according to an accelerated procedure, was adopted by the 57 Pro-Bukele deputies, the only three elected oppositions having voted against. Furthermore, It also provides for the abolition of the second parliament adopts constitutional reform allowing ballot. Consequently, and the parliament adopts constitutional reform allowing lengthening of the presidential mandate from five to six years.
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According to the text. the current mandate of Nayib Bukele. extremely popular for the ruthless struggle he leads against the gangs but criticized by human rights organizations, will end two years earlier than expected, in 2027 instead of 2029. The president will then be able to represent himself “Without reservations”.
“Today. democracy died in Salvador” – Parliament adopts constitutional reform allowing
In power since 2019. Nayib Bukele had been re -elected in June 2024 with 85% of the vote after being authorized to run for a second term – which was in principle prohibited by the Constitution – by the Supreme Court dominated by judges close to power. “It’s very simple, a Salvado people. You alone can decide until when you support your president ”said parliament adopts constitutional reform allowing Pro-Bukele MP Ana Figueroa. who presented this project on Wednesday that she described as“historical”.
“Today, democracy died in Salvador (…) They have fallen their masks”deplored for his part in plenary session the deputy of the opposition Marcela Villatoro. who criticized the sudden deposit of this project of reform in front of the deputies while the country begins. a week of summer vacation. “These are cynics”she said.
Nayib Bukele. 44, owes his immense popularity in Salvador to his merciless war against the «Spont»the gangs that terrorized the population. Its particularly muscular measures have reduced violence in the country. once one of the most dangerous in the world, to a historically low level.
430 people who died in prison
Under the state of exception in force for three years. which allows arrests without a mandate, around 87,000 people accused of belonging to “slumps” were held. According to parliament adopts constitutional reform allowing NGOs such as Cristosal. Socorro Jurídico. this figure includes thousands of innocent people, and around parliament adopts constitutional reform allowing 430 people died in prison.
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The Salvadoral President has also become a key partner of his American counterpart Donald Trump in. his policy of fighting illegal immigration. He thus welcomed for several months in his mega-prison for gang members. the center of confinement of terrorism (CECOC). 252 Venezuelans expelled in an expeditious manner by the American administration and which were then able to return to their country.
Constitutional reform comes after a wave of repression against human rights defenders. Bukele detractors, who forced dozens of journalists and humanitarian activists to exile.
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