Bukele 2025r. Bukele’s policy of mano dura —iron fist—drove an aggressive crackdown on vicious gangs that has jailed 81,000 people and led to a precipitous drop in homicides. President nayib bukele begins today his fifth year in office with high approval from the salvadoran population for his accomplishments over the past four years.
On el salvador’s independence day on september 15, president nayib bukele publicly announced that he would run for the presidency again in 2024. Bukele’s policy of mano dura —iron fist—drove an aggressive crackdown on vicious gangs that has jailed 81,000 people and led to a precipitous drop in homicides.