Outsider wins election in El Salvador breaking country’s two-party system

Nayib Bukele, the 37-year-old former mayor of the capital, San Salvador, won 54 percent of votes with returns counted from 44 percent of polling stations. His two rivals from mainstream political parties conceded defeat.

Electoral authorities said they would declare definitive results within two days.

Bukele must now contend with U.S. President Donald Trump’s frequent threats to cut aid to El Salvador – as well as neighboring Guatemala and Honduras – if they do not do more to curb migration to the United States.

via Reuters

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