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Qualitative analysis reveals democratic erosion and grassroots defiance in El Salvador, highlighting the resilience of civic resistance under autocratic governance.
Nayib Bukele’s presidency has transformed El Salvador into an electoral autocracy by systematically dismantling democratic institutions, subverting the constitution, and consolidating power under his New Ideas party. In response, grassroots collectives of victims’ families engage in quiet, poignant acts of defiance, preserving memory and demanding accountability within a highly restrictive civic space.
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