Opposition Seeks Path Forward After Electoral Rout in El Salvador
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In the municipal vote on Sunday, just one mayor’s office out of 44 fell out of Bukele’s control. After an election season where legislative and municipal gerrymandering proved far more effective for the president than his overwhelming popularity, opposition representatives are again preaching unity and, above all, the need to recover their contact with Salvadoran society.
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