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Bukele Secures 2027 Nomination, Legal Reforms Enable Third Term

7/14/2026

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President Nayib Bukele was nominated by his Nuevas Ideas party for the 2027 Salvadoran presidential election.
Legal reforms passed in July 2025 removed constitutional limits, enabling Bukele to seek a third term.
Bukele ran unopposed in the party’s primary, selecting Vice President Felix Ulloa as his running mate.
He maintains high approval ratings because of the 2022 state-of-emergency crackdown on crime.

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Story summary

President Nayib Bukele was nominated by his Nuevas Ideas party for the 2027 Salvadoran presidential election.
Legal reforms passed in July 2025 removed constitutional limits, enabling Bukele to seek a third term.
Bukele ran unopposed in the party’s primary, selecting Vice President Felix Ulloa as his running mate.
He maintains high approval ratings because of the 2022 state-of-emergency crackdown on crime.