Nearly 70 percent of Salvadorans supported or expressed positive sentiments towards the election of President Nayib Bukele to a second consecutive term in 2024 despite the nation’s constitution explicitly forbidding it, according to a poll published on Tuesday by the Salvadoran newspaper La Prensa Gráfica.
The results of the poll, executed by the firm LPG Datos, the polling division of La Prensa Gráfica, showed that, out of the 1,500 respondents questioned between February 15 and 24, 68.3 percent supported or “expressed positive sentiment” towards Bukele being reelected. Only 13.1 percent said they opposed or had a negative opinion of Bukele’s re-election.
Most respondents did not appear to know that the Salvadoran constitution bans consecutive re-election for presidents. Asked if the constitution allows the immediate re-election of the president, 34.9 percent said yes, while only 24.9 percent said no. A similar number to those who supported Bukele for a second term, 67.9 percent, said their constitution should allow it.