Opposition leaders say ‘democracy in El Salvador has died’ after scrapping of presidential term limits

<p>Legislation allows rightwing president Nayib Bukele to seek unlimited terms, sparking fears of dictatorship</p><p>Activists and opposition leaders have that warned <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/el-salvador">El Salvador</a> is following <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela">Venezuela</a>’s path towards dictatorship after the Central American country’s congress scrapped presidential term limits, paving the way for Nayib Bukele to seek indefinite re-election.</p><p>“Democracy in El Salvador has died,” opposition congresswoman Marcela Villatoro <a href="https://x.com/AlertaNews24/status/1951112208827449611">declared</a> late on Thursday as the legislature – in which Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas party controls 90% of seats – approved the highly controversial constitutional reform, by 57 votes to three.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/01/el-salvador-bukele-presidential-term-limits">Continue reading...</a>