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Marked by displays of military might and religious zeal, Nayib Bukele was sworn in to a second consecutive term as El Salvador’s president on June 1, an unconstitutional act that the country has not seen since the 1930s military dictatorship of Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez. Days before the inauguration, ten leaders of Alliance for a Peaceful El Salvador, a prominent opposition group, were arrested.

The family of Atilio Montalvo, a historic leader of the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), and signer of the 1992 Peace Accords has spoken out, demanding his release. Montalvo was arrested on May 31, along with seven other leaders of the Alliance for a Peaceful El Salvador (Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz).

Salvadoran Diaspora and Solidarity Organizations Around the World Reject Bukele’s Presidency in El Salvador as “Illegitimate”

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Media contact: Alexis Stoumbelis, [email protected], +1 202-521-2510 ext. 205

CISPES Statement on Arrest of Grassroots Opposition Leaders of the National Alliance for a Peaceful El Salvador

Between late Thursday night and early Friday morning, police in El Salvador arrested eight leaders of the prominent opposition group Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz (National Alliance for a Peaceful El Salvador). Among them were two historic leaders of the leftist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), José Santos Melara and Atilio Montalvo, one of the signers of the 1992 Peace Accords.

The popular social movement coalition calls on Salvadorans to organize in opposition.

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