President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, credited with driving down gang violence in the Central American nation, has been re-elected.
Preliminary results released after 70% of votes had been counted showed him securing a second term by winning 83% of the votes.
He had already claimed victory before the results were announced.
His popularity has soared following a crackdown on crime which drove down the country's murder rate.
Under his presidency, El Salvador has been transformed from one of the most violent countries in the world to one of the safest in Latin America.
On the Gang Crackdown in El Salvador:
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"What an Authoritarian!" you might remark But Bukele's a Leftist former FMLN member, so its' all cool! And MS-13? They're what became of the US's allies in the Nicaraguan Contraa and El Salvadoran Civil War (brought to you by USAID). They're "blowback" from these US IC Ops. They're what became of US allied forces families who fled to the US in El Salvador's Civil War. MS-13 is an American gang, born and bred in LA.
