Carmen Escobar Correspondent
Two years ago, when El Salvadorâs President Nayib Bukele was elected, âthere were three separate branches of governmentâ in the country, says Geoff Thale, president of the Washington Office on Latin America.
âNow,â Mr. Thale says, âthereâs one.â
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What happens when threats to democratic norms have democratic support? That familiar, difficult dilemma is playing out in El Salvador, critics of the countryâs wildly popular president say.
Last weekend, when El Salvadorâs newly elected legislature took its seats, it voted to dismiss five Supreme Court justices and the attorney general, replacing them with Bukele sympathizers. The move prompted concern from critics at home and officials abroad, who had already feared the young president was adopting an authoritarian leadership style.Â
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El Salvador’s lawyers and human rights groups have recently been sworn in as an irreparable blow to the country’s once fragile, fragile democracy. the legislators removed the officials from key offices over the weekend.
The charge of the country’s chief prosecutor and Constitutional Court judge removes two controls over the power of President Nayib Bukele’s administration. strengthening control over democratic institutions Since taking office in June 2019.
Salvadoran human rights defender Celia Medrano said she also wants the government to “keep itself in power and suppress any opposition.”
In a country recovering from a 12-year civil war that ended in 1992 and left 75,000 dead, Saturday’s parliamentary vote serves to rekindle old memories of a time of repression and human rights violations and a reminder of fragility. the democratic system of the country.
Salvadoran lawyers and human rights groups fear newly sworn-in lawmakers have dealt an irreparable blow to the country’s young and fragile democracy after the legislators removed officials from key offices over the weekend.
The removal of the country’s attorney general and Constitutional Court judges eliminates two of the remaining checks on the power of the administration of President Nayib Bukele, who has been consolidating control of democratic institutions since he took office in June 2019.
Salvadoran human rights defender Celia Medrano said it also signals the government wants to “keep themselves in power and crush any opposition”.
In a country that is still healing from a 12-year-long civil war that ended in 1992 and left 75,000 dead, Saturday’s parliamentary votes stir up old memories of an era of repression and human rights abuses and serve as a reminder of the fragility of the country’s democratic system.