Bukele's deputies unexpectedly approve an express constitutional reform mechanism in El Salvador

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Bukele's deputies unexpectedly approve an express constitutional reform mechanism in El Salvador

The New Ideas lawmakers, the president Nayib Bukele's party, applauded, shouted, and smiled a lot on April 29th, after approving in the last legislative session —and by surprise— a reform to Article 248 of the Political Constitution, which will allow expedited changes to the Fundamental Charter, in effect since 1983. In other words, the new legislature that begins on May 1st, and which is made up of 95% of the ruling party, only needs to ratify …