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Why Bukele’s Latest Power Grab Is Different – Gil Guerra

El Salvador’s president has finally secured the changes that will enable him to serve in office for life.

By a 57-3 margin, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly last week approved constitutional amendments eliminating presidential term limits and extending presidential terms to six years while removing runoff election requirements. The changes, which modify five articles of the 1983 constitution, represent the culmination of President Nayib Bukele’s systematic institutional restructuring that began with his 2019 electoral victory and accelerated after his party gained a legislative supermajority in 2021.

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