(Townhall) President Nayib Bukele celebrated a landslide victory on Sunday in El Salvador’s elections. Despite concerns about human rights and due process over his crackdown on gangs, voters rewarded the 42-year-old for transforming a country once known as the murder capital of the world into one of the safest in Latin America.
Remember when they told us that mass arresting criminals in El Salvador was a ThreatToDemocracy?
87% of El Salvadorans just voted for it. pic.twitter.com/iEQcauiSyn
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 5, 2024
2019: Bukele wins the Presidency and announces sweeping reforms to crack down on crime and gangs
2020: Homicide rates at historic low
2021: Murder rate down 59% from 2019
2022: Murders decrease by over 50%
2023: Murders fall by 70%
2024: Bukele gets re-elected in landslide… pic.twitter.com/UVlawPNISs
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 5, 2024
Nayib Bukele is expected to win re-election tonight in a sweeping landslide victory.
Why is he so popular? He did what he was elected to do. He cracked down on crime, jailed criminals & gang members, and murder rates dramatically decreased by 70% last year.
In 2023, El Salvador… pic.twitter.com/qcVgWCdfJf
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 4, 2024
