EL Salvador drafts proposal for controversial constitutional changes
September 16, 2021
1:00 PM CDT
Last Updated 6 hours ago
Americas
Reuters
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SAN SALVADOR, Sept 16 (Reuters) - El Salvador's vice president has delivered the final proposal for constitutional changes to President Nayib Bukele, including the extension of presidential terms and a new electoral tribunal body, the government said on Thursday.
The president's legal adviser, Javier Argueta, said in an interview with a local television station that Bukele will review and study the proposals before sending them to Congress, where Bukele's party has a large majority.
A team of lawyers led by Vice President Felix Ulloa had been drawing up the controversial proposals that have worried rights groups and U.S. officials, who are concerned about what they see as democratic backsliding and authoritarianism under Bukele.
The lawyers put forward 216 reform proposals to the constitution relating to fundamental rights as well as El Salvador's political and economic system.
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