A democratic two party government was put in place after the long Salvadoran civil war. These parties were the FMLN and ARENA, but throughout the years, both parties have seen a number of corruption scandals. From these scandals and mistrust, one politician was able to rise to power, but had his own share of corruption. This episode is part two of a series of episodes on El Salvador. Last episode, Cristina talked about El Mozote Massacre and the civil war, which ended in a discussion on the current president, Bukele and his part in ending the trial of el Mozote.

On this episode, Carmen shares the history of Bukele and what led him to gain power. In the final installment, next episode, Carmen will discuss Bukele's State of Exception

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