by Brandon Moran | Mar 12, 2021 | Northeastern University
After months of being accused as an authoritarian, President Nayib Bukele has now established a supermajority in legislative seats. This unprecedented power has allowed his party and a small allied party, GANA-New Ideas, to appoint a new attorney general and five...
by Samy Castaneda | Dec 8, 2020 | Williams College
The scene in El Salvador’s legislature in February 2020 appeared to come straight out of a dictatorship: Armed Forces and National Civil Police troops armed with rifles and gear were ordered to stand and intimidate legislators in order to support President Nayib...
by Robert Combs | Oct 12, 2020 | Brown University
Outrage, shock and dismay greeted the publication of a report from El Faro news site claiming that El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele “cut deals” with the Mara Salvatrucha gang (MS-13) in order to reduce homicides and gain the gang’s political support (Washington...
by Jacob Gross | Feb 12, 2020 | Boston University
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador occupied the legislative chamber with dozens of military officers Sunday, in a show of military power. These actions threatened the separation of powers in the country and further solidified his role in the erosion of El...
by Olivia Kesselring | Apr 4, 2019 | Saint Louis University
37 year old Nayib Bukele, wearing his signature blue jeans and leather jacket, was democratically elected president of El Salvador in February of 2019, ushering in a new era of politics for the country. Prior to his election, the leftist party Farabundo Martí National...
