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Despite prohibition, El Salvador President Bukele says he will seek re-election

FILE PHOTO: El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks during a news conference in San Salvador, El Salvador, June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Thursday he would run for re-election, despite the country's constitution prohibiting presidents from having consecutive terms.

"I'm announcing to the Salvadoran people that I've decided to run as a candidate for president of the republic," Bukele said in an Independence Day speech livestreamed on public television and social media.

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