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El Salvador’s Leader Is Autocrat to Some, Godsend to Others

Lawmakers approved constitutional changes abolishing term limits and allowing President Nayib Bukele to stay in power indefinitely. Why now?

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President Nayib Bukele’s success in restoring safety in El Salvador has made him enormously popular, even as his tactics have raised alarms.
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El Salvador Ends Term Limits, Letting Bukele Seek Re-Election Indefinitely

President Nayib Bukele has cracked down on gangs and civil rights, jailing tens of thousands of people. The National Assembly also extended the presidential term to six years.

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President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador at the White House in April.
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Prominent Human Rights Group Flees El Salvador

The group, Cristosal, has investigated prison deaths and torture under President Nayib Bukele. Its employees were threatened and surveilled, its director said.

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Ruth López, the anti-corruption director of Cristosal, leaving a courthouse in June, following her May arrest.
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