Under the increasingly authoritarian rule of President Nayib Bukele, El Salvador, now the world’s biggest incarcerator per capita, is holding municipal and Central American Parliament elections. These elections occur 1 month after Bukele's controversial landslide presidential reelection, amidst claims of government fraud in the Congressional vote. Bukele has suspended many of El Salvador’s constitutional rights in the name of security, a move criticized for replacing gang violence with arbitrary arrests and detentions, affecting working-class Salvadorans. Initial reports from the regional elections, which require voter ID and ink-dipping for verification, indicate low voter turnout, irregularities, and restricted press access to voting centers. Critics argue that while El Salvador is not Nicaragua, where major opposition candidates were imprisoned before the last election, it cannot be considered a constitutional republic given the circumstances of its February 4 elections.
#Elecciones2024SV 🗳️| Voting underway in El Salvador for municipal & Central American Parliament representatives: "Initial reports point to low voter turnout, irregularities, and restricted press access to voting centers." Read on for more ➡️ https://t.co/ZuzP1YLPuy
“El Salvador is not Nicaragua, where the regime imprisoned all major opposition candidates before the last election. But nor can it be called a constitutional republic, given the circumstances of its February 4 elections”, writes Ricardo Zúniga for @TheWilsonCenter’s @LATAMProg.
#Elecciones2024SV 🗳️| After turbulent legislative & presidential elections marred by fraud claims, it's election day in El Salvador again, this time for municipal & Central American Parliament reps. ➡️Stay tuned for updates today! ➡️Background: https://t.co/xfCflztoli
there are regional elections in El Salvador this weekend They require voter ID and dip your finger in ink https://t.co/Oldmcrd1ZT
El Salvador is holding municipal elections today. They come 1 month after Bukele's controversial landslide presidential reelection & big concerns over gov fraud in the Congressional vote last month. The community radio network @arpassv is covering today's vote across #ElSalvador. https://t.co/MFKa1hVDDA
Under the increasingly authoritarian rule of Nayib Bukele, El Salvador has become the world’s biggest incarcerator per capita. Not all Salvadorans are willing to trade their fundamental rights for Bukele’s dubious promises of security. https://t.co/EAM8y4Oku1
Nayib Bukele has suspended many of El Salvador’s constitutional rights in the name of security. For many working-class Salvadorans, Bukele’s rule has just meant the replacement of gang terror with state terror. https://t.co/EAM8y4Oku1
Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele will extend the state of exception that has earned the country the world’s highest incarceration rate. Gang violence has been traded for arbitrary arrest and detention — with working-class people bearing the brunt. https://t.co/EAM8y4Oku1