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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Mariette Le Roux

El Salvador Goes To Polls With Gang-busting Bukele Miles Ahead

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele enjoys approval ratings hovering around 90 percent (Credit: AFP)

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is all but guaranteed a resounding victory in elections Sunday, with his no-holds-barred war on gangs having earned him approval ratings hovering around 90 percent.

Despite concerns about rights violations, authoritarianism and the economy, 42-year-old Bukele enjoys widespread support for slashing the country's homicide rate and restoring a semblance of normalcy to a population sick of violence.

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