After the approval of this change in the electoral system, the president lashed out at critics of the measure.
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukelesupported the decision of congress to approve the Indefinite re -election In his country after internal and international criticisms that warned that it was a dangerous decision for the democratic system. The proposal was presented by the official party, New ideasand was supported by 57 of the 60 deputies.
Given the looks around the world for this measure, the president responded in his social networks with forcefulness: “90% of developed countries allow indefinite re -election of your head of governmentand nobody flincts. But when a small and poor country like El Salvador tries to do the same, Suddenly it becomes the end of democracy“
In that sense, he contrasted the regime of his country with parliamentary democracies, a system that is imposed in much of Europe. In this system, voters vote for their legislators and They are responsible for choosing the prime minister, whose mandate is not defined.
“Of course, they will rush to point out that ‘a parliamentary system is not the same as a presidential‘, as if that technicalism justified the double standard. But, let’s be honest, it’s just a pretext. Because if the Savior declared a parliamentary monarchy with the same rules as the United Kingdom, Spain or Denmarkthey would still support her, “Bikele said.
In that sense, he lashed out at those who criticized the decision of the Salvadoran Congress and assured that the critics themselves would put themselves “Furious” If your country had the same rules as the countries that you previously appointed: “The problem is not the system, but a poor country dares to act as if it were sovereign. You are not supposed to do it. They tell you. And you are expected to stay in your lane“He concluded in a hard post in his X account.
The constitutional reform of El Salvador still requires a second approval in a subsequent legislature To become effective, a step that is expected is ratified by the current assembly in the coming months.
“Democracy has died”: harsh criticism against indefinite re -election in El Salvador
Opposition parties within El Salvador, such as Nationalist Republican Alliance (Arena) and come on, They described this reform of unconstitutional and antidemocratic.
“Democracy has died in El Salvador” and criticized the approval of the reform “without consulting, in a gross and cynical way,” said Deputy Marcela Villatoro (Arena).
In addition, organizations such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Washington Office for Latin American Affairs (WOLA) considered the decision as a “Mortal blow” to democracy and a “manipulation” To the Constitution to favor Bukele’s ambitions.
Along the same lines, the Citizen Action considered that the reforms perpetuate the president in power and are authoritarianism signals comparable to Daniel Ortega’s dictatorships in Nicaragua and Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
Source: Ambito
