Nayib Bukele wants to abolish term limits in El Salvador

“The people should have the right to reject or continue down the road on which they are travelling,” said Nayib Bukele on September 15th as he announced, to cheering officials, his intention to seek re-election as El Salvador’s president in 2024. Consecutive terms are banned by the constitution, and he warned that there would be criticism from abroad. But, he went on, this would be “hypocritical” since “nearly all developed countries” allow for re-election and it is banned only “in the third world”. His plan represents a big step towards another elected dictatorship in Latin America.