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El Salvador: The rise of the ‘world’s coolest dictator’

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Pukely's Playbook for Authoritarianism in Central America

Pukely doesn't categorize himself as from the left or the right, but there's a clear playbook for him to follow in Central America. The elections there have become a farce where all the serious contenders were arrested before the election. People who are cautious about what's happening in El Salvador are saying, you know, you've just got to make sure that the institutions are strong enough if the people decide they don't want it.

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