Salvadorans celebrating expected reelection of ‘world’s coolest dictator’ as their president

By MEGAN JANETSKY and MARCOS ALEMÁN
Associated Press

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadorans are packing the capital’s central square to celebrate the expected reelection of Nayib Bukele as president even before any official results from Sunday’s election have been announced. With soaring approval ratings and virtually no competition, Nayib Bukele is almost certainly headed for a second 5-year term as president. After voting, he jousted with reporters, asserting that the election’s results will serve as a “referendum” on his administration. Two hours after polling places closed, and without any official returns announced, Bukele said on the platform X that “according to our numbers” he had won. Preliminary official results are not expected before late Sunday.