Bukele considers constitutional reform unnecessary for indefinite re-election in El Salvador

The president of El Salvador, Nayib BukeleThe great favorite to win a second five-year term in this Sunday’s elections, considered constitutional reform unnecessary to guarantee re-election for an indefinite period in the Central American country.

“No, I shouldn’t include that,” he declared. Bukele When asked at a press conference, do you consider that the indefinite re-election must be included in a constitutional reform.

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“I believe that constitutional reform is not necessary”insisted the president, who has 90% popular support according to the Latinobarómetro 2023 survey.

In early January, The president in a forum on the social network

He leader He did not directly say whether, after a possible second term, he might run again in the future.

In the elections This Sunday, the president’s re-election is practically guaranteed and polls predicted that he could have a qualified qualified majority in the Congress unicameral.

In El Salvador, re-election was prohibited until Bukele came to power. This is why opponents and lawyers claim that his appointment is unconstitutional, made possible by magistrates appointed by a related Congress.

Source: Elcomercio

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