{"id":2470402,"date":"2025-08-04T07:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tough-on-crime-el-salvador-president-bukele-ends-presidential-term-limits\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T07:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:35:39","slug":"tough-on-crime-el-salvador-president-bukele-ends-presidential-term-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tough-on-crime-el-salvador-president-bukele-ends-presidential-term-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough-on-Crime El Salvador President Bukele Ends Presidential Term Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftough-on-crime-el-salvador-president-bukele-ends-presidential-term-limits%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470402&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-abortion-providers-move-to-make-heartbeat-law-illegal-after-amendment-takes-effect\/\" title=\"Ohio abortion providers challenge heartbeat law&#039;s legality after ... implementation\">recent constitutional amendment<\/a> in El Salvador now allows presidents to run for re-election indefinitely and extends their term length from five to six years. Previously, immediate re-election was prohibited. the Legislative Assembly, dominated by President Nayib Bukele&#8217;s New Ideas party, approved the changes overwhelmingly. The amendment also removes the runoff voting system. Supporters argue that the people shoudl decide how long to keep public officials in office, while critics warn the changes threaten democracy by concentrating power and enabling corruption and nepotism. Even though Bukele previously said he did not intend to seek a third term, these reforms pave the way for him to do so.His predecessors have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >faced legal troubles<\/a> after leaving office, and bukele has acknowledged the personal risks involved in his leadership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Presidents in El Salvador can now run for re-election as many times as they like, and their term limits will also be one year longer &mdash; thanks to a recent amendment in the country&rsquo;s constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The Legislative Assembly and the New Ideas party, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bukele-called-greatest-time-smackdown-gave-dem-sen-trying-return-maryland-man-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele<\/a> is a member of, voted on the constitutional changes on Thursday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/el-salvador-nayib-bukele-reelection-f9efd1a08d3c9de2f886f7b911b9417d?taid=688c27a1aafb050001832bd5&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed amendments passed with a vote of 57 &ndash; 3.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is quite simple, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mother-woman-killed-illegal-el-salvador-calls-democrats-despicable-behavior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Salvador<\/a>: Only you will have the power to decide how long you wish to support the work of any public official, including your president,&rdquo; said lawmaker Ana Figueroa, the New Ideas party member who proposed the constitutional changes, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/el-salvador-scraps-presidential-term-limits-opening-door-another-bukele-term-2025-07-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have the power to decide how long you support your president and all elected officials,&rdquo; she continued<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Prior to the vote, presidents weren&rsquo;t allowed to run for immediate re-election.<\/p>\n<p>Though that didn&rsquo;t stop Bukele, who won a landslide re-election in 2024 that critics said was unconstitutional, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/trump-ally-bukeles-party-amends-el-salvador-constitution-allow-indefinite-presidential-re-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, presidents can be re-elected indefinitely, and their term limits will be six years instead of five.<\/p>\n<p>Figueroa proposed changes to five articles of El Salvador&rsquo;s constitution. One of those changes eliminated run-off voting, where the two candidates with the most votes in the first round face off in a second.<\/p>\n<p>While the recent amendments open the door for Bukele to serve a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/eight-year-president-trump-addresses-whether-serve-third-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third term<\/a>, critics say the changes pose a threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, democracy has died in El Salvador,&rdquo; said Marcela Villatoro, a Republican National Alliance member who voted &ldquo;no&rdquo; to the amendments, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t realize what indefinite re-election brings: It brings an accumulation of power and weakens democracy. &hellip; There&rsquo;s corruption and clientelism because nepotism grows and halts democracy and political participation,&rdquo; Villatoro said, according to AP.<\/p>\n<p>Bukele told <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7015598\/nayib-bukeles-iron-fist-el-salvador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time Magazine<\/a> in 2024 that he had no intentions of running for a third term.<\/p>\n<p>But a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-presidential-immunity-denial-not-what-our-founders-wanted\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes denial of ...ial immunity: &#039;Goes against founders&#039; intentions\">president leaving office<\/a> in El Salvador faces certain risks.<\/p>\n<p>Three of Bukele&rsquo;s predecessors have been either arrested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-indicted-ga-11-criminal-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">or indicted<\/a>, according to Time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I used to be the safest person in the country. I had bodyguards and armored cars,&rdquo; Bukele told Time. &ldquo;Now the country has safety, but I do not. 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