Nuevas Ideas
New Ideas Nuevas Ideas | |
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| Abbreviation | N, NI |
| President | Xavier Zablah Bukele |
| Leader | Nayib Bukele |
| Founded | 25 October 2017 |
| Registered | 24 August 2018 |
| Split from | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front |
| Headquarters | Av La Floresta No 21, San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Membership (2019) | 507,633[1] |
| Ideology | Populism[2] Reformism Social conservatism[3] |
| Political position | Centre[4] to centre-right[5] |
| Colours | Cyan |
| Seats in the Legislative Assembly | 56 / 84 |
| Mayors | 137 / 262 |
| Seats in the PARLACEN | 14 / 20 |
| Heads of Departments | 13 / 14 |
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Nuevas Ideas (Spanish for New Ideas) is a Salvadoran populist political party founded on 25 October 2017 and based in San Salvador. It was founded by the current President of the Republic of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. It was legalized by the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) on 24 August 2018. Its first secretary general was Federico Gerardo Anliker and was later succeeded by Xavier Zablah Bukele.
It is defined, according to its statutes, as a "democratic, decentralized, plural, and inclusive political party without obsolete ideologies, but at the forefront of the struggle for the recognition of all rights for all citizens, without exclusion or privileges. Among its principles are: building a free El Salvador, defending diversity of thought, a free market and social economy, assuming political activity and the exercise of power as an act of commitment to the country."
History[]
Foundation[]
After the then-Mayor of San Salvador Nayib Bukele was expelled from the FMLN on 10 October 2017, he announced on 25 October through his social networks the foundation of a citizen movement called "Nuevas Ideas", seeking for it to become a political party and thus allowing him to compete in the 2019 presidential elections under its banner. Ultimately, this did not materialize, and Bukele ran a successful one-time campaign under the Grand Alliance for National Unity.
By legal requirement, Bukele called on his supporters to go to the more than 90 signature collection centers throughout the country to support the creation of the political party. They managed to collect approximately 200,000 signatures in three days.
After 2021 elections[]
President Nayib Bukele was exceptionally popular among the citizens as he pushed an anti-corruption agenda.[6] According to a survey 96 percent of respondents said he was doing a "good" or "very good job." El Salvador's legislative elections was an important breakthrough in February 2021. Nuevas Ideas won around two-thirds of votes with its allies (GANA–Nuevas Ideas). Nuevas Ideas won supermajority 56 seats in the 84-seat parliament.[6]
Electoral history[]
Presidential elections[]
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2019 | Nayib Bukele (ran under GANA banner) | 1,434,856 | 53.10% |
N/A | Elected 
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Legislative Assembly elections[]
| Election | Votes | % | Position | Seats | +/– | Status in legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,655,219 | 66.32% |  1st
|
56 / 84
|
New | Government |
Municipal elections[]
| Election | Votes | % | Position | Municipalities | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,342,968 | 50.78% | 1st
|
152 / 262
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New |
Central American parliamentary elections[]
| Election | Votes | % | Position | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,693,551 | 68.11% | 1st
|
14 / 20
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New |
Presidents of El Salvador[]
| No. | President | Term start | Term end | Term length | Vice President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (43) |
|
Nayib Bukele (born 1981) |
1 June 2019 | Incumbent | 2 years, 296 days | Félix Ulloa |
References[]
- ^ "NUEVAS IDEAS supera el medio millón de afiliados". Últime Hora (in Spanish). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Webber, Jude (4 February 2019). "Nayib Bukele wins El Salvador presidential election". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Marín, Claudia (4 February 2019). "Nuevo presidente de El Salvador se opone al matrimonio igualitario y al aborto". El Mundo (in Spanish).
- ^ Marino, José Carlos (1 February 2021). "La agenda electoral internacional de febrero". Télam (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Nayib Bukele y su populismo de derecha" (in Spanish). 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/salvador-bukele-legislative-midterm-election-authoritarian/2021/02/28/5f2ac302-77c9-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html
Further reading[]
- Vida, Melissa (4 June 2019). Amongst Salvadorans in the US, Opinion Is Split on Conservative New President Nayib Bukele. Remezcla.
External links[]
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- Political parties in El Salvador
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