Trading criminality for autocracy: El Salvador

Published: July 28, 2023, 10:03 a.m.

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A country that was not long ago gripped by gang violence and crime is slowly emerging from fear, thanks to a brutal roundup of young men by a wildly popular, social-media-savvy president. The streets may be safer, but now it is El Salvador\\u2019s democracy that is in danger\\u2014and neighbouring countries\\u2019 leaders may take lessons from its budding autocrat.

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