Overview
- The Salvadoran president made the remark in a widely viewed YouTube interview with Spanish creator The Grefg recorded at the Presidential House and published on December 30.
- He described the horizon as a personal wish rather than a decision, noting a family pact to step away in 2029 but saying a new bid would carry the term to 2033.
- The Nuevas Ideas–controlled Legislative Assembly approved and ratified a constitutional reform in a single day that permits indefinite re‑election, lengthens presidential terms to six years, and removes the runoff.
- The reform advanced the next presidential election to 2027 and legally enables Bukele to seek a third consecutive term.
- Bukele’s high approval tied to steep homicide reductions coexists with rights‑group allegations of arbitrary detentions, torture and deaths in custody, as he insists voters will decide his future.