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Salvador, stated that "El Salvador has made important achievements and has been deepening its democracy and the rule of law through respect for different opinions and dialogue as way to reach agreements that benefit the whole country; We trust that the spirit of dialogue will always
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prohibited the
President from calling the Legislative Assembly and also prohibited all public forces, including the Ministry of Defense, from exercising functions other than those allowed by the Constitution. Bukele expressed dissatisfaction with the order and stated that "the system protects
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by several organizations and political scientists which state that it endangered the future of democracy in El
Salvador. Both the Nationalist Republican Alliance and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front subsequently compared the entry of the soldiers to the legislative to the
1070:. In contrast, many Salvadorans spoke out on social media in support of Bukele, praising him for his hard stance on crime and gang violence. On 16 February, a crowd of supporters protested outside the Legislative Assembly demanding the approval of the loan.
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The event has been condemned by foreign governments, the political opposition, and human rights organizations and is considered the first major political crisis in the country since the conclusion of the
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deputy of the
Legislative Assembly, stated, "So they’re going to make us vote with a rifle to the head? ... This isn’t the way a democracy works." Felissa Cristales, a politician from the
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Legislative Assembly met, by force accompanied by 40 military personnel and sat in the chair of Assembly President
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Salvador Should be Solved Through Dialogue, Not Through Power Plays and Military Deployments
1458:"Crisis en El Salvador: Cuáles son los Motivos de la Fuerte Tensión entre el Presidente Nayib Bukele y el Congreso"
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2315:[Parties Compare Attack on the Capitol with 9F of El Salvador, GANA Says there is no Comparison].
2108:"La Iglesia Llama a "Bajar el Tono" ante la Crisis Política en El Salvador para Evitar un Nuevo Conflicto"
1997:"Finaliza: Ministro de Defensa se Rehúsó Revelar Quién le Ordenó Militarizar la Asamblea el 9 de Febrero"
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Edgell, Amanda B.; Grahn, Sandra; Lachapelle, Jean; Lührmann, Anna; Maerz, Seraphine F. (30 June 2020).
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2340:"An Update on Pandemic Backsliding: Democracy Four Months After the Beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic"
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building in an effort to coerce politicians to approve a loan request of 109 million dollars from the
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2313:"Partidos Comparan Ataque a Capitolio con el 9F de El Salvador, GANA Dice no hay Comparación"
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1887:[El Salvador: Opposition Signals Bukele "Irresponsible" and Denounces "Self-Coup"].
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Photos: It's Been 3 Years since the
Militarization of the Legislative Assembly's Blue Room
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2026:[5 Key Moments in the Interpellation of the Minister of Defense, Merino Monroy].
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El Salvador's President Sent Troops to Occupy the Legislature. Here's What's Going On
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2216:"It's Not Just El Salvador. Democracies Are Weakening Across Central America"
2139:[El Salvador: Bukele Calls For Calm After Calling For Insurrection].
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2024:"5 Momentos clave de la Interpelación del Ministro de Defensa, Merino Monroy"
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1771:[Weak Protests Against Bukele's Action in the Salvadoran Congress].
1769:"Débiles Protestas contra la Actuación de Bukele en el Congreso Salvadoreño"
2435:[It's been 40 Years Since the Coup d'État Against General Romero].
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1972:[FMLN asks to Question Rivas and Merino, ARENA still Evaluates].
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1485:"Nayib Bukele's Military Stunt Raises Alarming Memories in El Salvador"
1608:"President Bukele, Brute Force Is Not the Way Forward for El Salvador"
1945:[FMLN Collects Complaints for Persecution Against Deputies].
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1292:[The Impact of 9F on the Democratic Culture of El Salvador].
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1795:"El Salvador: Simpatizantes de Bukele Protestan frente a Parlamento"
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2137:"El Salvador: Bukele Pide Calma Luego de Llamar a la Insurrección"
1425:"Constitutional crisis in El Salvador over Bukele's security plan"
1322:"Is El Salvador's Millennial President a Reformer or an Autocrat?"
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1851:"El Salvador's Constitution of 1983 with Amendments through 2014"
1710:"El Salvador's Constitution of 1983 with Amendments through 2014"
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1515:"Heavily-Armed Police and Soldiers Enter El Salvador Parliament"
2283:"La Reacción en El Salvador por la Toma del Capitolio en EE.UU"
1572:[El Salvador: Executive and Legislative Facing Loans].
1570:"El Salvador: Ejecutivo y Legislativo Enfrentados por Préstamo"
1398:"El Salvador Parliament Denounces President's 'Attempted Coup'"
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McDonnell, Patrick J.; Renderos, Alexander (28 February 2020).
2164:"El Salvador President's Power Play Stokes Democracy Concerns"
1542:"El Salvador's Peaceful Month Not Due to Bukele Security Plan"
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Bukele's military action were reported, mainly grouped at the
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1290:"El Impacto del 9F en la Cultura Democrática de El Salvador"
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is Flirting with Fascism
683:(GANA), nor his newly formed center-right political party,
2433:"Hace 40 Años le Dieron Golpe de Estado al General Romero"
1943:"FMLN Recopila Denuncias por Persecución contra Diputados"
1970:"FMLN Pide Interpelar a Rivas y Merino, ARENA aún Evalúa"
1348:"El Salvador: The Results from Nayib Bukele's First Term"
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2254:Benítez, Beatriz (14 February 2020).
2162:Renteria, Nelson (10 February 2020).
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2476:El Salvador's Attempted Coup
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2481:15 January 2021 at the
1167:International reactions
1106:Mauricio Arriaza Chicas
732:Politics of El Salvador
1233:Carlos Humberto Romero
1212:democratic backsliding
1149:José Luis Escobar Alas
1013:El Salvador portal
973:Diplomatic missions of
762:Constitutional history
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2518:2020 in El Salvador
2360:on 17 December 2020
1823:(7 February 2020).
1187:Erika Guevara Rosas
1173:Department of State
1151:, President of the
679:, the center-right
503:International trips
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2114:. 24 February 2020
1612:Human Rights Watch
1521:. 10 February 2020
1435:on 28 October 2020
1404:. 11 February 2020
1253:El Salvador portal
1110:René Merino Monroy
1079:dictatorial powers
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