“We hope that President Bukele will restore a strong separation of powers, even if it is eroded, and that the compromise of the Government will be demonstrated with transparency and with the rendering of values”, was the immediate message of the spokesman of the Department of State.
At a press conference this Monday, the spokesman of the United States Department of State, Ned Price, demonstrated the government’s preoccupation with its country on the erosion of the powder separation in El Salvador.
“We hope that President Bukele will restore a strong separation of powders, even if he is eroded, and demonstrate the compromise of the Government with transparency and the rendition of all the people of El Salvador,” Price said, in the middle of Voice of America, the service of international notices of the governor state.
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According to this note, the preoccupations with Price and the Department of State coincide with constant criticism of Nayib Bukele’s governor in El Salvador.
For one thing, Bukele has constantly expressed intentions to enforce the state of law and the institutions that need to control his power. An example of this is the military plot that was adopted by the Legislative Assembly on February 9, 2020, as the Department of State signaled in May of this year as a significant democratic review.
Asimismo, the governing state and the multiple congresses of this country have made intentions to silence the Salvadoran Independent Press and the critical voices of governmental management.
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Finally, there is a concern about indications of corruption within the Bukele administration, particularly in relation to the emergency funds to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Democracy will continue to be a priority
At his press conference, Price stated that he was following “an emphasis on political issues regarding the importance of democratic institutions”.
Democracy, as well as the fight against corruption, are the priorities of the Biden administration for El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Attend these points, according to the governing state, can prevent the irregular migration of Central American people to this North American country.
Además, the Special Envoy for the Northern Triangle, Ricardo Zúñiga, will travel to El Salvador and Guatemala between April 5 and 8 this year, to address the causes that provoke illegal migration from Central American countries.
Cabe signals that the visit of Zuniga to El Salvador will take place in the market of Bukele’s attacks attack Democratic congressman Norma Torres through the criticisms of it, the migratory policies imposed on Central American governments.