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The Guardian // World

Opposition leaders say ‘democracy in El Salvador has died’ after scrapping of presidential term limits

Friday 1st August 2025, 1:45PM

Legislation allows rightwing president Nayib Bukele to seek unlimited terms, sparking fears of dictatorshipActivists and opposition leaders have that warned El Salvador is following Venezuela’s path towards dictatorship after the Central American country’s congress scrapped presidential term limits, paving the way for Nayib Bukele to seek indefinite re-election.“Democracy in El Salvador has died,” opposition congresswoman Marcela Villatoro declared late on Thursday as the legislature – in which Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas party controls 90% of seats – approved the highly controversial constitutional reform, by 57 votes to three. Continue reading...

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