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SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -President Nayib Bukele on Sunday secured a thumping victory in El Salvador's elections after voters cast aside concerns about erosion of democracy to reward him for a fierce gang crackdown that transformed security in the Central American country. Thousands of Bukele's supporters clad in cyan blue and waving flags thronged San Salvador's central square to celebrate his re-election, which the 42-year-old leader termed a "referendum" on his government.Bukele declared himself the winner before official results were announced, claiming to have attained more than 85% of the vote. Provisional results showed Bukele winning 83% support with 31% of the ballots counted. ...Guadalupe Guillen, a 55-year-old shopkeeper, showed up at the victory party dressed in a tunic and Arab scarf, a nod to Bukele's Palestinian family heritage."We are celebrating, thanking him, thanking God, for getting us out of this gang problem. We don't want to go back to that horrible past," said Guillen, who added she no longer pays $300 in extortion to the gangs every fortnight."Democracy is not at risk because all the people have voted for him," said Guillen, echoing the government's stance regarding concerns by Western countries of authoritarian drift under Bukele. ...
Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸@BubblebathgirlPresident Bukele made El Salvador safe again.He did it by actually pursuing violent criminals instead of releasing them like Democrats do in the US.Good for Bukele telling his critics to go pound sand.He’s saved his country.10:06 PM · Feb 7, 2024
President Bukele takes a victory lap after El Salvador becomes the safest nation in the Western hemisphere. He then tells foreign critics to go stuff it.https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1755420993349161269
