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The Take: ‘World’s coolest dictator’ set for re-election in El Salvador
President Nayib Bukele governs with an ‘iron fist’, but he’s popular and poised to win a second term in Sunday’s polls.
Published On 2 Feb 2024
Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s millennial president, governs with an “iron fist”. Under his leadership, 74,000 people have been imprisoned since 2022 as part of a massive crackdown on crime. Rights groups say he has suspended civil liberties in the process. But polls show voters approve, putting Bukele on track for a landslide re-election victory. So, how much will voters pay to curb crime in the country?
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- Manuel Rapalo (@Manuel_Rapalo), Al Jazeera correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra and Sarí el-Khalili with our host, Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan and Chloe K Li fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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Source: Al Jazeera