Salvadorans go to the polls and polls indicate that 80% will vote for Nayib Bukele, who calls himself “the coolest dictator” in the world and democracy is increasingly questioned. “With this situation that we have experienced with the gangs, we now have a great opportunity for our country, for our country to continue transforming,” says a Salvadoran.

For his part, another suggests that “the president of the current Republic is going to win”, although he considers that “the methods may not be legal.” And Bukele is preparing to govern for another five years despite the fact that, In principle, the Constitution does not allow it.

During his mandate, the politician has been in charge of renew the Supreme Court to your liking, to reduce mayoralties and to imprison tens of thousands of alleged criminals, so many that they represent 2% of the Salvadoran population. In this sense, NGOs denounce that on many occasions the arrests are arbitrary.

Adopted bitcoin as official currency

Economically, Bukele has adopted bitcoin as its official currencydespite the enormous economic risk, and although several journalistic investigations point to deals between Bukele and the gangs, his strong-arm image triumphs among voters and other Latin American politicians, who see his media fight against the gangs as a model to imitate.