Life in El Salvador


UFG Survey 2023

Nayib Bukele Would Win Re-election by a Large Margin, according to a UFG Survey


President Nayib Bukele would obtain 68.4% of the votes in next year’s presidential election, according to the latest survey by Francisco Gavidia University (UFG). Oscar Picardo, director of the Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Francisco Gavidia University (UFG), presented the information in today’s Frente a Frente TV … Read more

Citizens Action Monitoring report

Citizens Action NGO: Only 26% of Political Parties Affiliates Voted in the 2023 Internal Elections


Salvadorans once again showed dissatisfaction towards political parties by not showing up to vote during the 2023 internal elections. The country’s political parties are among the most disliked institutions in El Salvador. Only 26% of affiliates voted in the 2023 political parties’ internal elections; Citizens Action executive director Eduardo Escobar … Read more

Salvadoran Ministry of Finance

Local Banks Offer the Salvadoran Government New Short-term Debt Terms


The Salvadoran Banking Association (ABANSA) reported Thursday, August 24, that it had submitted a proposal to the Salvadoran Ministry of Finance to modify the structure of local debt issuance. Currently, short-term debt is limited to terms of no more than 365 days. The banks have proposed a structure of local … Read more

President Nayib Bukele

Nayib Bukele with an easy path to a second presidential term in El Salvador


The time has arrived for the 2024 Salvadoran presidential campaign to begin. All Salvadoran political parties have ended their internal elections and are ready to officially start their campaign to defeat the most popular president in Latin America, Nayib Bukele. The presidential candidates seeking to step out of Bukele’s shadow are Manuel “Chino” Flores from the left-wing FMLN … Read more

Ferry Between El Salvador and Costa Rica

The Cargo Ferry Between El Salvador and Costa Rica to Begin Operations on August 10


The cargo ferry between El Salvador and Costa Rica will start operating on August 10, 2023. The ferry will have two departures, Monday and Thursday, from La Union Port in El Salvador to Caldera Port in Costa Rica. Blue Wave Corporation indicated that a third weekly trip could be added … Read more

President Bukele and Vice President Ulloa.

Nayib Bukele and Felix Ulloa Register as Pre-Candidates for President and Vice President


The Nuevas Ideas political party announced at 12:03 am this Monday, June 26, that President Nayib Bukele and Vice President Felix Ulloa had been registered as a presidential formula to compete in the 2024 presidential elections. The deadline to register as pre-candidates for public office under the New Ideas political … Read more

San Salvador Mayor Mario Duran

San Salvador Mayor Mario Duran to Seek Reelection for San Salvador Center in the 2024 Elections


The current mayor of the country’s capital city, San Salvador, Mario Duran, announced his interest in competing for the municipal seat of the San Salvador Center municipality. The mayor of San Salvador must first compete and win in the internal elections of the Nuevas Ideas political party to obtain the … Read more