Seems like the timing of this surge could have big implications for Bukele's re-election; which will, itself, have big implications for other political unfoldings, e.g., in Argentina.
Timing can be everything.
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811 sats \ 6 replies \ @trevor 4 Dec 2023
Bukele is not running for re-election
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0260378aef 4 Dec 2023
Yes, he is. (And he is overwhelmingly likely to win).
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @nerd2ninja 4 Dec 2023
^ Its against their constitution for a president to have more than one term.
He could however, endorse another candidate and that could result in that person being more likely to be elected.
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910 sats \ 3 replies \ @ChrisLAS 4 Dec 2023
It looks like he "stepped down" earlier today: Bukele places personal secretary as interim president as he runs for reelection in El Salvador
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33 sats \ 2 replies \ @nerd2ninja 4 Dec 2023
Shaking my damn head
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @021da48107 4 Dec 2023
Constitutions are words on a piece of paper, they mean nothing if people don't follow them and they aren't enforced by the people. US politicians violate the constitution all the time and nothing is done about it.
Honestly constitutions are just smoke and mirrors used as a distraction.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @ChrisLAS 4 Dec 2023
Not everyone is happy with it, but in September 2021, the court decided to ignore that rule in their constitution...
- El Salvador court rules presidents can serve two consecutive terms
- El Salvador top court opens door to president's re-election, U.S. protests
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xIlmari 4 Dec 2023
Their P&L was never relevant. A couple thousand Bitcoins (according to the tracker) is a drop in the bucket, even for such as small country. And it was bought to provide liquidity per the Bitcoin Law, not as a speculative investment.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cowboy 5 Dec 2023
#337970
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249 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 4 Dec 2023 freebie
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