El Salvador Presidential School BBC correspondent

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Nayib Bukele, now the twice-elected president of El Salvador, shared this video on February 21, showing his response to a question asked by a BBC reporter. Bukele’s New Ideas party won a “supermajority” on Monday, winning 54 of the 60 congressional seats. Salvadorian laws allow the supermajority leader to have apparently independent rule in governing. Following his election in 2019, Nayib Bukele, who is of Palestinian heritage, emerged as the youngest president in Latin America. Known for his love of grand events, he has managed to attract global celebrities, including organizing the Miss Universe pageant and bringing in football legend Lionel Messi for a friendly game. Bukele gained international attention in 2022 for cracking down on the gangs that have plagued El Salvador for years.