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2024-02-06 Caribbean-Latin America
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El Salvador's president, 'world's coolest dictator,' wins landslide re-election, Blinken congratulates Bukele
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[FoxNews] El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, self-described as the "world's coolest dictator," secured what global observers deemed a landslide re-election victory on Sunday.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement on Monday congratulating Bukele on the win.
"The United States commends the work of electoral observers and looks forward to working with President-elect Bukele and Vice President-elect Felix Ulloa following their inauguration in June," Blinken said.
"The United States values our strong relationship with the people of El Salvador, forged over 160 years and built on shared values, regional ties, and family connections. Events in El Salvador have a direct impact on U.S. interests at home and abroad. Only by working together can we achieve our full potential and overcome the greatest obstacles in our hemisphere and globally," Blinken said. "Looking ahead, the United States will continue to prioritize good governance, inclusive economic prosperity, fair trial guarantees, and human rights in El Salvador under our Root Causes Strategy."
Reuters reported that provisional election results available on Monday morning showed Bukele winning 83% support, far ahead of the 7% for his nearest competitor, the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, with just over 70% of the ballots counted.
Bukele had already announced he was the winner before official results were announced, stating he secured more than 85% of the vote.
Ballots from 31% of polling places had been counted late Sunday, according to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal's preliminary results.
"All together the opposition was pulverized," Bukele, standing with his wife on the balcony of the National Palace, said Sunday, according to Reuters. "El Salvador went from being the most unsafe (country) to the safest. Now in these next five years, wait to see what we are going to do."
His New Ideas party is also projected to pick up almost all the 60 seats in the legislative body, Reuters reported.
Bukele made clear that he expects the newly elected Legislative Assembly to continue extending the special powers he has enjoyed since March 2022 to combat the country’s feared gangs.
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