El Salvadoreans go to the polls this Sunday to reelect Nayib Bukele as their president. The statement is not really a reach, as Bukele has an overwhelming lead over the other candidates and his popularity has extended beyond the Central American country's borders, surging as a model for many in the region who propose to impose tougher measures to fight criminal organizations.
Bukele is the most popular president in Latin America, with a recent poll by the Americas Society/Council of the Americas showing him with a 88% approval rate, almost 20 percentage points over Dominican Republican's Luis Abinader (69%) and Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador (68%).
