The party got its breakthrough in a southern coastal farming region, where migration was an issue. Now it’s hoping for success at the national level.
Tag: Voting and Voters
Nayib Bukele, an Outsider Candidate, Claims Victory in El Salvador Election
The win by Mr. Bukele, the former mayor of the country’s capital, offered a rebuke to the country’s main political parties.
The Interpreter: When More Democracy Isn’t More Democratic
The checks democratic systems impose on popular will are no accident. But the discontent they can lead to offers fertile ground to populists.
The Interpreter: After a Rocky 2018, Populism Is Down but Far From Out in the West
Hard-line leaders and parties are responding to setbacks by revitalizing a sense of crisis and stripping down their message to its core: a skepticism toward liberal ideals.