El Salvador Vote Recalls Cold-War Power Play ; Salvadorans Choose a New President on Sunday
El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, who is running for reelection, greets supporters from the balcony of the National Palace next to his wife Gabriela de Bukele, after declaring himself the winner in the presidential election in San Salvador, El Salvador, February ...
28 Dec 2024, 06:40 GMT+10 El Salvador's Congress has approved a law that ends the country's seven-year prohibition on mining for metals, despite environmental concerns The legislation, proposed by President Nayib Bukele, passed with a decisive 57-3 vote and is expected to be signed into...
last week asked bukele and el salvador in general to let the women return home for christmas. “we are grateful that our petitions are being heard and we trust that president bukele is going to work to achieve freedom for the rest of the innocent women," said paula avila-guillén, ...
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, famous for his heavy-handed crackdown on street gangs, has threatened to use similar tactics against price gougers.
athough it is the smallest country in land area in Central America, El Salvador has a population that is 18 times larger than Belize; at least 20% of the population lives abroad; high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador Natural hazar...
"It will bring financial inclusion, investment, tourism, innovation and economic development for our country," Bukelesaid beforethe vote. The move also brings financial risks to ordinary Salvadorans and their country, experts say, as the cryptocurrency gains and loses huge amounts of value in a...
The vote was on a petition brought in September by women's rights groups, seeking exceptions to the abortion ban. The proposed changes would have allowed terminations to save the mother's life; in the case of a life-threatening fetal deformity; and if the pregnancy "is the result of sexual...
Bukele used his Twitter account to report several BTC buys following El Salvador’s adoption of the crypto asset as legal tender in September 2021.Cast your vote now!Cast your vote now! As part of the pageant format, 16 semifinalists will advance following the preliminary competition. There...
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador's president signed into law an electoral reform on Wednesday that reduces the size of Congress by nearly a third, a move the ruling party says will reduce spending and critics say consolidates power ahead of elections. ...