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Politics
Mariette Le Roux

El Salvador Heads to the Polls: Election Viewed by Some as a Formality to Sustain Bukele's Political Dominance

El Salvador's Nayib Bukele enjoys approval ratings hovering around 90 percent and polls as Latin America's most popular leader

El Salvador goes to the polls Sunday with victory for gang-busting President Nayib Bukele in the bag and the only question how many seats his party will claim in a new-look parliament.

Bukele, 42, enjoys approval ratings hovering around 90 percent and polls as Latin America's most popular leader, credited with slashing the country's homicide rate and restoring peace to a violence-weary nation.

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