The repeal of an article in El Salvador’s constitution confronted the political forces, who accuse the government of wanting to perpetuate itself in power, with actions that, if taken on the eve of Holy Week, which begins on April 2, would allegations would refute .
The deletion of Article 291-A of the Electoral Code by the Legislative Assembly, in which the NI party has the decisive majority without debate or analysis by the forum, heated the atmosphere for the 2024 election and opened the door to confrontations.
However, the ruling group can easily impose its policies and ignore the protests of the other groups because it has a decisive majority in parliament, where it often gets 67 votes in favor of the 84 in the forum.
The steps are timed and NI proxies can change the rules of the game at their whim.
Its faction leader Christian Guevara, who initiated the abolition of the article, reiterated on Friday that “very likely” the reform to downsize the communities in El Salvador will progress in the coming days, which will be counted as progress.
This perspective was taken a little further the day before when a consultation by the Dr. Guillermo Manuel Ungo (Fundaungo) claimed that half of the Salvadoran population would agree to the reduction of municipalities, a proposal from 262 to 50 demarcations.
48.8 percent of respondents agree or strongly agree with the reduction reviewed by the government and the Nuevas Ideas party.
The survey also found that a majority, just over 80 percent, would support reducing the number of MPs in the Legislative Assembly.
According to analysts, the polls do not decide, there may be a majority of the population who disagree, but in the end it is the bloc that has the majority in parliament that guides politics in the country.
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