El Salvador's President Nayib Buekele is expected to get reelected amid human rights abuses

Published February 2, 2024 at 8:33 AM EST

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with the Associated Press’s Megan Janetsky to preview El Salvador’s presidential elections on Sunday. Nayib Bukele, the self-described “world’s coolest dictator” is expected to win.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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