Life in El Salvador
Ex-deputy Rodolfo Parker to face civil trial for illicit enrichment of $2.1 million
Ex-deputy Rodolfo Parker was one of the most influential politicians in El Salvador. However, all that changed after 2021, when he didn’t win re-election. Today, Rodolfo Parker’s whereabouts are unknown; he is hiding from Salvadoran justice and is about to … Read more
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
Rogelio Rivas, Ex-minister of Justice and Public Security of El Salvador
Rogelio Rivas Polanco was the Minister of Justice and Public Security of El Salvador for the Nayib Bukele administration from June 2019 until March 2021. President Nayib Bukele appinted Rogelio Rivas to be his security minister in May 2019. Rivas … Read more
Sensuntepeque El Salvador. The Municipality of 400 Hills
Sensuntepeque El Salvador is a municipality and town in the department of Cabañas. Sensuntepueque is the head city of the department; it is located about 85 kilometers from San Salvador and 105 kilometers from the international airport. The municipality is … Read more
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 … Read more
El Salvador Requests that Ex-President Alfredo Cristiani be Arrested by INTERPOL
The Second Court of Instruction of San Salvador issued an arrest warrant for ex-president Alfredo Cristiani to the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), a judicial source informed. The court requested a red notice diffusion against the former President of the … Read more
Salvadoran Ex-President Mauricio Funes Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Negotiating with Gangs
A Salvadoran court sentenced former president Mauricio Funes Cartagena to 14 years in prison for crimes committed during his administration between 2009 and 2014. Ex-President Funes was found guilty of negotiating with gangs a truce that resulted in the empowerment … Read more