811 sats \ 6 replies \ @trevor 4 Dec 2023 \ on: El Salvador in the black bitcoin
Bukele is not running for re-election
Yes, he is. (And he is overwhelmingly likely to win).
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^ 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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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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President Nayib Bukele will focus in the coming months on a reelection campaign, despite the fact that a consecutive term is expressly prohibited by the Constitution of El Salvador.
Shaking my damn head
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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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Not everyone is happy with it, but in September 2021, the court decided to ignore that rule in their constitution...
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