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The President of El Salvador would not rule out the possibility of remaining in power for another 10 years
He remains very popular in the country because of the "war" he declared on gangs that resulted in a drastic reduction in the homicide rate and crime, making the country the safest in Latin America
I’d rather be called a dictator than have people murdered in the streets, says El Salvador’s Bukele
Bukele's war on gangs has led to a drop in the homicide rate to its lowest level in 30 years
El Salvador’s parliament ratified the constitutional revision wanted by Bouquele
The president has a free hand to push through all the measures he wants
El Salvador puts 500 gang members to mass trial while Ecuador detains 6,600 in first 30 days of gang war
In El Salvador each of the accused is facing a min sentence of 95 years - In Ecuador the war declaration is accompanied by a state of exception decree issued in response to a series of terrorist actions
El Salvador’s leader, criticized internationally for gang crackdown, tells UN it was the right thing
"We are no longer the world death capital and we achieved it in record time. Today we are a model of security and no one can doubt it. There are the results. They are irrefutable”
