El Salvador pro-Bitcoin president Nayib Bukele launches re-election bid
Despite Bukele’s popularity, some critics argue he isn’t eligible to be re-elected under El Salvador’s constitution. El Salvador president Nayib Bukele has filed paperwork to be re-elected in the country’s upcoming 2024 presidential election in February. Bukele, a Bitcoin advocate, received strong support from the public on Oct. 26 after he was officially nominated by his party to run for re -election . “Five more [years], five more and not one step back,” Bukele said in a speech in front of thousands of El Salvadorans. “We need five years to continue improving our country,” he added. | ÚLTIMA HORA: Al grito de “cinco más, cinco más y ni un paso atrás” Nayib Bukele da su discurso delante de miles de Salvadoreños luego de inscribir su candidatura presidencial para la reelección. “Necesitamos 5 años para seguir mejorando nuestro país.” pic.twitter.com/ApaP8yyQBm — Eduardo Menoni (@eduardomenoni) October 27, 2023 Bukele rose to power in 2019 when his political party, Neuva (New) Ideas,...