Salvadorans Take Part in 'The Inverse Caravan'
Published 11 October 2021
On Saturday, the Forever Foundation led an "Inverse Caravan" to ratify the willingness of its participants to stay in this Central American nation. It moved from the country's western border to San Salvador City's downtown.
The march was meant to represent the young Salvadorans who choose to remain in their country despite the difficult situation they are going through.
"This reverse caravan symbolizes the desire of millions of Salvadorans who want to stay in the country," the Forever Foundation said, adding that integration projects are needed to generate real exits from poverty.
The participants in the march also expressed that a real change in the Salvadoran economic structures will not happen if President Nayib Bukele continues with his current policies.
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After El Salvador Election, Bukele Is on Verge of Near-Total Control
The party of President Nayib Bukele is set to take a sweeping majority in El Salvador’s Congress, giving the populist leader broad new powers.
By Oscar Lopez
Published March 1, 2021
Updated Oct. 7, 2021
MEXICO CITY — El Salvador’s populist president was poised on Monday to claim a resounding victory in the country’s legislative elections, dealing a crushing blow to establishment parties and granting the young leader, who has been accused of authoritarian tendencies, a powerful new mandate.
When President Nayib Bukele, 39, swept to power in 2019, he vowed to overhaul Salvadoran politics. In Sunday’s elections, he appeared to do just that.
Mr. Bukele’s party, Nuevas Ideas — New Ideas — perhaps with the help of a political ally, appeared on track to achieve a supermajority in the Legislative Assembly: 56 of 84 seats.
“Let’s think about what we have achieved,” Mr. Bukele told his supporters on Twitter early Monday. “We are writing the history of our country.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/americas/bukele-el-salvador-election.html
