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Will Nayib Bukele Rule El Salvador for Life?

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The Economist"Aged just 44, he could rule El Salvador's 6.3m people for decades."Aug 07, 2025

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Alfons Lopez Tena"El Salvador scraps term limits, paving way for far-right dictator Bukele to seek re-election and rule for life."Aug 25, 2025

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Hector Silva"Nayib Bukele can now stay in power forever if he pleases."Aug 25, 2025

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Rodrigo Pacheco"At some point we will stop referring to @nayibbukele as president of El Salvador and we will refer to him as dictator."Aug 25, 2025

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Paolo Luers "That [the proposal to amend the constitution to allow indefinite presidential reelection] virtually guarantees that the 44-year-old will remain in office until at least 2033 — and perhaps many years after that."Aug 25, 2025

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Kenneth Roth"Bukele can now seek re-election indefinitely."Aug 25, 2025

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Thiago Sussekind"Nayib Bukele—the darling dictator of the Latin right—can now govern forever."Aug 03, 2025

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Andres Pertierra"Bukele's transformation into indefinite lord and master of El Salvador appears to be complete."Aug 01, 2025

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Ernesto Castro"The people will decide how long they want a leader to remain in office."Aug 25, 2025

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Michael Paarlberg"El Salvador's legislature, which is a rubber stamp for Bukele, pushes constitutional reforms to allow him to run for reelection indefinitely."Aug 25, 2025

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The Washington Post"Nayib Bukele could stay in office indefinitely after his allies in the legislature changed the country's constitution."Aug 25, 2025

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The Economist"Nayib Bukele is now able to seek re-election indefinitely."Aug 25, 2025

Will Nayib Bukele Rule El Salvador for Life?

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