Tag: Nayib Bukele

• Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Beijing reaffirms diplomatic ties with the new government of El Salvador: “correct decision”

  

  El Salvador’s decision to establish ties with China was correct and the two countries have bright prospects, a Chinese envoy told El Salvador’s maverick new president, who has been critical of Beijing.

• Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  El Salvador new president pledges to cure the “sick child” after years of violence

  

  El Salvador's new President Nayib Bukele took office on Saturday pledging to cure the Central American country that he described as a “sick child ”following years of violence and migration that has strained relations with the United States.

• Monday, February 4th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  Independent on an anti-corruption ticket sweeps to victory in El Salvador

  

  A former mayor campaigning on an anti-corruption ticket swept to victory in El Salvador’s presidential election on Sunday, bringing an end to a two-party system that has held sway over the violence-plagued Central American country for three decades.