Nayib Bukele assumes second consecutive term in El Salvador

The last president to be re-elected consecutively in El Salvador was the dictator and general Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1931 and 1944)

He President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukelewas invested for a second consecutive term for the period 2024-2029despite the constitutional prohibition, in a private ceremony and broadcast on national network.

Bukele, widely supported by the population, responded “Yes, I swear” during the swearing-in carried out by Ernesto Castroleader of the Legislative Assembly, at the National Palace.

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The event was attended by important figures, including the king of Spain, Felipe VI; he president of Argentina, Javier Milei; and other leaders of the region. Likewise, in the Captain General Gerardo Barrios Squarehundreds of Bukele supporters were waiting for his speech.

Nayib Bukele makes history

Bukele becomes the first president of El Salvador’s democratic era to assume a second consecutive term, defying the prohibition of immediate re-election established in the Constitution. Various political and social actors in El Salvador have expressed their rejection of the legality and legitimacy of Bukele’s second term.

The investiture also had the participation of the President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro; los presidents of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves; Paraguay, Santiago Peña; Ecuador, Daniel Noboa; and the Prime Minister of Belize, John Briceño. Furthermore, a delegation from United States Department of Homeland Securityheaded by Alexander Mayorkaswas present on behalf of the government of Joe Biden.