“These are events that give oxygen to the government to distract attention from the huge problems we have and show a face of modernity to the world," said Eduardo Escobar, executive director of Acción Ciudadana, an independent political watchdog group in El Salvador.
Amid criticism over his war on gangs, El Salvador's President Bukele turns to sports
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Lawyer Eduardo Escobar, of the civic group Citizens' Action, said “Bukele has no right to reelection.
El Salvador's president is running for reelection, though critics say the constitution prohibits him
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