Salvadorans
Deputy Claudia Ortiz: Looking to Build a Political Alternative to Bukele and His Political Party
Claudia Ortiz is a deputy in the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly from the VAMOS political party. She is a central figure in Salvadoran politics, especially among those opposing Nayib Bukele. Claudia Ortiz studied Law at the “José Simeón Cañas” Central American … Read more
Nayib Bukele: El Salvador’s Controversial and Popular President
Nayib Bukele, a businessman-turned-politician, has been President of El Salvador since 2019. He rose to power by promising to combat corruption, reform the political system, and tackle the nation’s gang crisis. After five years in office, Bukele remains extremely popular … Read more
4 Salvadorans Among Bloomberg’s 2024 List of 500 Most Influential People in Latin America
Four Salvadorans, Carlos Calleja, Johanna Hill, Mario Siman, and Ricardo Poma, were named on Bloomberg’s list of the 500 most influential people in Latin America in 2024. Bloomberg Online’s editorial team selected figures from Latin American countries for the 500 … Read more
Deputy Marcela Villatoro Asks for the Resignation of ARENA’s President Carlos Garcia Saade
ARENA’s newly re-elected deputy, Marcela Villatoro, declared that the president of the right-wing political party, Carlos García Saade, should resign from his position as ARENA’s president after the results of the 2024 elections. Deputy Villatoro justified her assessment of asking … Read more
Politician Roberto d’Aubuisson and Family Faces Civil Lawsuit Over Alleged Illicit Enrichment
The Salvadoran Attorney General’s Office (FGR) has sued the former deputy and former mayor of Santa Tecla for the ARENA party, Roberto d’Aubuisson, his wife, and two children, for alleged illicit enrichment of $992,699.52. The Attorney General’s Office filed the … Read more
Luis Parada: Our Time 2024 Presidential Candidate
Luis Parada is a presidential candidate for the 2024 Salvadoran Elections; Parada is a former member of the Salvadoran military and a lawyer residing in the United States. Parada will run under the Nuestro Tiempo political flag; he will face … Read more
Michelle Sol, the Minister of Housing, delivers property deeds in San Vicente
Michelle Sol, the Salvadoran Minister of Housing and Urban Development, delivered property deeds to 81 families from the department of San Vicente who had had various problems years ago obtaining the documents for their land. The communities beneficiated were Dos … Read more
Milena Mayorga, Salvadoran Ambassador to the United States
Milena Mayorga is the current Salvadoran ambassador to the United States. Previously, Mayorga served as a deputy at the Legislative Assembly representing San Salvador; she won her legislative seat in the 2018 elections. Before becoming a politician and now ambassador … 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