The vice president says he will have no problem replacing the president if he steps down six months before the election to avoid legal controversy as the Constitution vetoes new mandates
President Nayib Bukele’s announcement to run for president again in El Salvador has created uncertainty in the country, as the six-article constitution prohibits heads of state from holding two consecutive terms, which has so far forced them to rule for only five years. Still, Bukele, in the Executive since 2019, announced his candidacy for the 2024 elections on Friday.
It does not have the approval of the Magna Carta, which has been in effect since 1983 and which states that the violation of this rule “forces insurrection”, but it does have that of the Supreme Court, which states that the will of a president by presenting himself “just means that the people will have at their option the person who currently holds the presidency”, not necessarily that he will be re-elected.
The government, which has an trump card, insists on the legality of its decision. This Saturday, Vice President, Félix Ulloa, emphasized the Supreme Court’s approval and confirmed that he himself will have no problem replacing Bukele if he steps down six months before the election to avoid legal controversy.
In this way, with this temporary departure, the president would in principle meet all the requirements that the Supreme Court set at the time to reinterpret the Constitution and approve the presidential elections. Although the executive has already put a project on the table to reform the Magna Carta with the aim of avoiding the veto of new mandates.
Meanwhile, the opposition has sued the president, claiming that if he decides to carry out his political plans, he would in fact be violating the constitution. The El Salvador and Paz National Alliance, which had already announced protests against Bukele this week, defended the “right to insurrection” on Twitter after learning of the president’s intentions.
Source: La Verdad
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