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International Business Times
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Mariette Le Roux

El Salvador Votes With Gang-busting Bukele Miles Ahead

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

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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