Overview
- The Salvadoran president made the comment in a video interview with YouTuber TheGrefg, saying, “If it were up to me, I would continue 10 more years.”
- Lawmakers allied with Bukele passed a constitutional overhaul in July 2025 that allows unlimited presidential re‑election, lengthens the term to six years, and removes a second round.
- Under the new rules, he is eligible to seek a third term in the 2027 vote, which would determine leadership through 2033.
- Bukele noted he had once agreed with his wife to step away in 2029 but left open continuing beyond that date after the legal changes.
- He retains high approval tied to sharp drops in homicides, while rights groups cite arbitrary detentions, torture and deaths in custody; Bukele denies any intent to establish a dictatorship and says voters will decide his future.