Former mayor, businessman, and recurring president of the republic of el salvador, he is the second palestinian president (
elias antonio saca being the first one) to be elected as president. He is often described as an authoritarian and a dictator for his strategies either against gangs or primarily by sending troops to the country'
s legislative assembly in a method of approving a loan of millions of dollars for security plans, he was formerly affiliated with the leftist party of the fmln but he was
later expelled, to later announce his candidacy by joining the then right-wing party GANA created by the then former president saca for his participation in the 2014 elections, provoking criticism from the opposition ARENA party (since saca was a former president by the ARENA who later was arrested for corruption). therefore, during his recent presidential days, people have often described him as a "typical"
politician like
trump and bolsonaro for various reasons in itself, he has also been a critic of the current administration of the united states, one of the first tensions It was the accusation by the United States to the Bukele
government for alleged negotiations with the country'
s gangs, which were denied
