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Salvadoran Legislative Assembly Approves Free Public Transportation During Election Day
During the January 31 plenary session, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly approved a provisional decree providing a subsidy to the public transportation sector. The objective of this decree is to guarantee that on the upcoming election days, February 4 and March 3, the public transportation service will be free of charge. … Read more
Organized Crime, Main Risk in a Critical Electoral Year for Latin America
Organized crime and insecurity are the primary political risks facing Latin America in 2024 as the region enters a pivotal election year, according to a new report that underscores the complex security situation newly elected leaders will face. Major elections are slated across the region, including presidential elections in El Salvador, Panama, Mexico, and Venezuela. In these races, organized crime and the state’s … Read more
Bukele Asks Salvadorans to Vote for New Ideas to Protect the Country’s Security Achievements
Yesterday, Nayib Bukele released a one-minute video on the X social media platform asking that Salvadorans vote for the New Ideas political party to protect the country’s security achievements. Bukele noted that on this February 4 Legislative election, Salvadorans must protect the country’s security achievements by voting for New Ideas … Read more
Pensions Are a Trap of the Sandinista Regime in Nicaragua
Despite having retired more than a decade ago, at 71 years old, Agustín had to go back to work to survive. “I have had this job, in a factory in New York, since recently,” he says while getting ready to cover a seven-hour night shift. The job is packaging cookies. Agustín reached the United States in 2023. Without a pension, despite being over 60 years of age, which entitled him to a pension by law in Nicaragua, his … Read more
How can Salvadorans vote in elections? The next elections are in 2024
Salvadorans within the country can vote in the 2024 elections at the designated polling place in the municipality they reside. Salvadorans living abroad can vote remotely via the Internet from January 6 to February 4 and at selected locations, in person, such as consulates and embassies on February 4. To … Read more
All 2024 Election Polls Show Nayib Bukele and the New Ideas Political Party With a Monumental Lead
January 19 marks the last day for publicizing election poll surveys. Four surveys have been released since January 15; all show a decisive win for Nayib Bukele and the New Ideas political party in the upcoming February 4 elections. The survey results unmistakably indicate Nayib Bukele’s triumph in the presidential … Read more
Corruption, Crypto Test LatAm Money Laundering Laws
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean face multiple obstacles to effective anti-money laundering enforcement, even though the region ranks above the world average in its adoption of legal frameworks, according to a new report. The 2023 edition of the anti-money laundering index produced annually by the Basel Institute on Governance highlighted how Latin America and the Caribbean’s … Read more
