US EditionTrump administration: El Salvador’s Bukele not a dictator
- The Trump administration stated that El Salvador President Nayib Bukele should not be grouped with leaders considered dictators after his party removed term limits.
- The U.S. State Department said the elimination of term limits was made by a 'democratically elected' Congress and defended this legislative process.
- Bukele defended his position on social media, comparing El Salvador's reelection rules to those in Europe, stating that it is unfairly perceived as destroying democracy.
- Critics argue that European democracies have stronger institutions to limit executive power, making the comparison invalid.
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Washington.- The U.S. government stated that the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, should not be put in the same sack as the leaders of other countries that he considers dictatorships, after Bukele's party and its allies removed limits to the presidential mandate. Bukele published Tuesday in X the statement of support of the United States. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of State said in a statement to The Associated Press that the const…
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Trump administration: El Salvador's Bukele not a dictator
The Trump administration has defended El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, saying that its ally should not be compared to other leaders the United States has dubbed dictators.
Bukele Responds to Media Criticism: ‘I Don’t Care If They Call Me a “Dictator”’
In marking the first anniversary of his second presidential term, President Nayib Bukele addressed national security concerns directly, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to public safety despite international criticism. During his June 1st speech to the nation, Bukele stated, “From Salvadoran pamphlets to the most prestigious international ones, you know what? I don’t care if they call me a dictator. I prefer to be called a dictator th…
Last week, the Salvadoran parliament almost unanimously approved a constitutional reform that authorizes the indefinite re-election of the president of the republic, extends the term of office from five to six years and eliminates the second round of elections. “I have no care about being called a dictator,” President Nayib Bukele said in June. “Democracy, institutionality, transparency, human rights, the rule of law, sound good [...], but they …
Reading time approx.: 1 minutes, 40 secondsThroughout Parliament, Nayib Bukele achieved indefinite re-election.The questionings tense in Salvadoran political arc, the president defends himself and Donald Trump comes out to support it... "Let's be honest, it's just a pretext because if El Salvador declared itself a parliamentary monarchy with the same rules as the United Kingdom, Spain or Denmark, they would still not support it. The problem is n…
President Nayib Bukele published on Tuesday in his X account the official position of the United States Government on the recent constitutional reform in El Salvador, approved by the Legislative Assembly. In his publication, the president quoted textually the pronouncement of the State Department, which recognizes the legitimacy of the Salvadoran process: “The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador was democratically elected to promote the interest…
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