El Salvador's President Bukele claims election victory - BBC News

Nayib Bukele, who has led a crackdown on gang crime, says he has been re-elected by a landslide.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockPresident Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, credited with driving down gang violence in the Central American nation, says he has been re-elected.

The 42-year-old took to social media to say he had won 85% of the vote.

Preliminary results later showed him winning 83% with 31% of votes counted.

His popularity has soared following a crackdown on crime that has transformed El Salvador from one of the most violent countries in the world to one of the safest in Latin America.

Mr Bukele, a former mayor of the capital, San Salvador, has described himself as "the world's coolest dictator".

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