El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has registered to run for reelection next year. Critics say the move is unconstitutional, but it is supported by a 2021 Supreme Court ruling. The United States assistant secretary for the Western Hemisphere said Friday the issue is for Salvadorans to decide on election day. In order to run, the country will need to choose an interim president for six months starting in December. At the moment, polls suggest the wildly popular Bukele and the New Ideas party would win a landslide victory.
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele registered as his party's candidate to seek re-election in the country's presidential vote next year, a decision already raising eyebrows Friday because the constitution prohibits it. In typical Bukele fashion, the last-minute registration became a spectacle, coming amid rumors the president had been hospitalized. “We are ready to change whatever we have to change to be able to insert ourselves even more in the community of nations, but always respecting our sovereignty and independence,” said Bukele, speaking through a megaphone.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has registered to run for reelection, which is prohibited by the constitution. Polls say he would win in a landslide.