Is Bukele Wrapping Himself in the Chinese Mantle?
China s interests in Central America grow and it could be the case that Beijing ends up as an ally of Bukele and Ortega, antipodes of the region
12 mayo, 2021
Nayib Bukele is the latest figure in Latin American authoritarianism. The young businessman and marketing expert began his career in the ranks of the FMLN (Farabundo Marti Liberation Front). After being expelled from that party, he became the candidate of a rightist party. In 2019, he was elected president of El Salvador. His party at that time was the Great Alliance for Popular Unity, created in mid-decade by Antonio Saca, a former conservative president.