El Salvador recently held municipal elections following controversial presidential and legislative votes. Reports indicate low voter turnout, irregularities, and restricted press access. President Nayib Bukele's party, New Ideas, secured a majority of mayorships despite criticism of authoritarian actions.
Once again, even rigged elections reveal the diminishing popularity of Bukele’s party, even as the president retains support. Bukele anticipated this backlash and has buttressed his government from democratic control. Few institutional avenues remain. https://t.co/SXiRItuwsf
#Elecciones2024SV 🗳️| As expected, Bukele's radical redistricting secured his party the majority of mayorships in Sunday's election, further centralizing power ➡️Turnout hit historic lows, about 30% ➡️ With 78% of results, NI leads in 28 of 44 cities, far fewer than they hoped
The struggles of presidents in Latin America to pass legislation could increase frustration with democracy, at least among their voters. Already, since 2017, support for strongman rule has increased from 27% to 50% in 🇲🇽, 27% to 36% in 🇧🇷, and 17% to 27% in 🇦🇷. https://t.co/CKV1bFThsA
Strong support for representative democracy has declined in many nations since we last asked the question in 2017. Explore our full report here: https://t.co/xCkS3UKhv5 https://t.co/Lsb9mS1aGe
Super fascinating result in El Salvador's municipal elections. New Ideas underperforms. https://t.co/FbWB3j2wgB
#ElSalvador | After counting 78% of the minutes, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) is about to conclude the count of the elections held on Sunday. According to official data, President Nayib Bukele's New Ideas party obtained 28 out of 44 mayoralties. https://t.co/RND95it9hU
Bukele's party is losing the municipal race for "Bitcoin City" with 90 % of ballots counted. En Conchagua, va ganando el PCN. https://t.co/MgrMmq2Sw4
While most people see representative democracy as a good way to govern their country, a median of 31% across 24 nations are supportive of authoritarian systems. Dive deeper into our analysis 👉 https://t.co/9Nuqcbbq3V
I'm glad I'm not the only conservative here warning about El Salvador. "[Bukele] has used his power to pack his country’s high court, eliminate due process, do away with transparency in public contracts, and go after political enemies." @MaryAnastasiaOG https://t.co/rglLQIJ7yM
📆 Municipal Elections happening in #ElSalvador today, despite insufficient response from electoral authorities re: indications of fraud in the February legislative election & their approval of Nayib Bukele’s unconstitutional reelection. ➡️ https://t.co/M7fEaKlDSQ https://t.co/x2C7SaCTSI
#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
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
Fewer people now say representative democracy is a very good way to govern in many countries surveyed https://t.co/S8WDYoLsRY https://t.co/jSOaIFjpYf