El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele secured a second term, breaking records with an 83% vote share.
Despite constitutional limits on presidential reelection, Bukele’s popularity stems from his tough stance against gangs, leading to a significant drop in crime.
He dismissed concerns about his crackdown, emphasizing its benefits.
NEW: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is set to obliterate the competition in El Salvador's election, gathering over 80% of the votes so far (Reuters).
Bukele is just 42 years old, is pro-God, pro-Patriotism and has waged total war on gangs.
Here was a speech that Bukele gave… pic.twitter.com/NdSWCTSSY7
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“Today, El Salvador has broken all the records of all the democracies in the world. Since democracies have existed, never has a project won with the quantity of votes that we have won today,” Bukele said.
“El Salvador went from being the most unsafe (country) to the safest. Now in these next five years, wait to see what we are going to do,” Bukele said.
“Everyone knows it is unconstitutional to re-elect the president, but what people want is security. They don’t care if it is unconstitutional, they just want to feel safe,” businessman Josue Galdamez said.
“This will be the first time where one party rules a country in a completely democratic system. The entire opposition has been pulverized,” Bukele said.
“We are not replacing democracy because El Salvador has never had democracy,” he said, adding, “This is the first time in history that El Salvador has democracy.”
Bukele’s victory speech criticized foreign critics and journalists, questioning their motives and emphasizing the nation’s newfound stability.
“I ask these organisms, foreign governments, I ask these journalists: Why do they want us to kill each other?” he said.
“Why do they want to see the blood of Salvadorans? Why are they not happy that blood doesn’t flow in our country the way it once did? Why should we and our children die?” he said.
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