Some in Salvadoran church point out red flags ahead of Feb. 28 midterms Feb 25, 2021 catholic news service Activists participate in a protest against Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele at the National Congress in San Salvador Feb. 9, 2021, ahead of Feb. 28 legislative and municipal elections. (Credit: Jose Cabezas/Reuters via CNS.) Ask in El Salvador about the Feb. 28 legislative and municipal elections and you'll get two different answers of what the results could bring: a move toward a dictatorship or a chance to move the country forward. SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Ask in El Salvador about the Feb. 28 legislative and municipal elections and you’ll get two different answers of what the results could bring: a move toward a dictatorship or a chance to move the country forward.