We hope that he will send a list of three candidates for presidential designee “or the option he deems convenient,” the leader of the legislature explained, which coincides with the denial of Bukele’s brother Karim denying that he will replace the current president.

So far, it is a mystery what mechanism Bukele will be using to be substituted in his position, a condition imposed by the Constitutional Chamber for his continuous re-election, in a resolution that is not recognized as such by opposition sectors.

In this scenario, there are three options. Firstly, Bukele appoints a presidential designee, who could not be a family member. Secondly, the Legislative Assembly can appoint the person who would replace him, who according to a Gana MP could be a family member of the president. Thirdly, the president allows himself to continue serving in the position saying he will not campaign in the elections.

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