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The former president of Panama evades jail by taking refuge in the Nicaraguan embassy, but strains relations between the two countries.

By Hugo Sánchez San Salvador, Feb 16 (EFE). – Almost two weeks after some 3 million Salvadorans were called to vote in the presidential and congressional elections, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) had still not completed the final count amid accusations of irregularities. On Feb. 4, the TSE’s computer system malfunctioned and polling stations did …

Medea Benjamin and Steve Ellner propose that the US  be a "Good Neighbor" with Cuba and Venezuela.

Voters in El Salvador appeared to give Nayib Bukele a second term as president by a wide margin, but problems with the vote count delayed results Monday in an election that for many represented a trade-off of curtailed civil liberties for security in a country once terrorized by gangs. Ballots from 31% of polling places had been

The Sandinista Government grants asylum to ex-Panamanian president and convicted money launderer Ricardo Martinelli, the latest in a long line of fugitives

Provides an overview of El Salvador, including key dates and facts for this Central American state.

Provides an overview of El Salvador, including key dates and facts for this Central American state.

San Salvador, Feb. 9 (EFE).- El Salvador’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on Friday declared Nayib Bukele the winner of the presidential election with 82.66 percent of the vote. TSE judge Dora Martínez announced in a press conference that Bukele’s ruling Nuevas Ideas party garnered a total of 2,700,725 votes (82.66 percent), the leftist Farabundo Martí …

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is savoring what appears to be a landslide reelection victory, and is railing against his international critics and the press. The populist leader has declared himself a harbinger of democracy, not the case study for 21st century autocracy that some fear. Bukele told thousands of cheering supporters Sunday night that…

A state of emergency granted El Salvadors President Nayib Bukele special powers, suspending fundamental rights - like access to a lawyer or being informed of why you were arrested.