Politics and Government
Nayib Bukele with High Approval Ratings After 2 1/2 years in office
It has been two and a half years since Nayib Bukele was sworn in as president of El Salvador. After his, June 1st, 2019, inaugural speech as president, everyone knew his style of government was going to be different. On that day, all the people who voted for Bukele seemed … Read more
El Salvador Attorney General Rodolfo Delgado gets Re-Elected
El Salvador Attorney General Rodolfo Delgado got Re-Elected for three more years by the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, December 22nd. His term will start from January 1st, 2022, to January 5th, 2025. Delgado was appointed, by legislators, to be a temporary Attorney General on May 1st, 2021. He replaced … Read more
Foreign Agents Registration Law Brings Criticism to President Bukele
The proposed Foreign Agents Registration law requires that any person or organization in El Salvador carrying out activities that directly or indirectly respond to foreign interests be registered as foreign agents. Failure to register by the individual or organization could result in financial penalties and the possibility of prison time. … Read more
Proposed Salvadoran “Foreign Agent” Law Could Impact Media Organizations
Proposed by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and presented to congress on November 9, the law would require individuals and organizations receiving international funds to register as “foreign agents” with the Ministry of Interior, according to a report by Salvadoran news website El Faro. The rules would apply to a broad range of organizations and … Read more
How much Damage will the U.S. Engel List do to the Bukele Administration?
On Thursday, July 1, the highly anticipated corruption list, or Engel list as is popularly known, was made public by the U.S. State Department. The released corruption list includes four top officials currently part of the Nayib Bukele administration and two of Bukele’s ex-ministers. The so-called Engel List gets its … Read more
