2023 Salvadoran protests

Protests against re-election occurred in San Salvador, El Salvador on 1 May 2023 and 15 September 2023. In two protest marches, protesters marched from the Cuscatlán Park and the Rosales Hospital to the Gerardo Barrios Plaza in protest of the 2022–23 gang crackdown and President Nayib Bukele's re-election campaign. Protesters also demanded an increase in minimum wage and that the government respects the rights of syndicates and respects the constitution.

2023 Salvadoran protests
Protesters holding a banner reading "No to Re-Election" during the 1 May 2023 protest march
Date1 May and 15 September 2023
Location
San Salvador, El Salvador

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Caused by
  • 2022–23 gang crackdown
  • Nayib Bukele's re-election campiagn
Goals
  • Increase of minimum wage
  • Release of innocents captured during the gang crackdown
  • Respect of workers' rights
Methods
  • Protest march
Parties

Protesters

  • ARENA
  • FMLN
  • Nuestro Tiempo
  • Vamos
  • Other civil organizations
Salvadoran government
Lead figures
  • Nayib Bukele
  • Rolando Castro
Number
"Thousands"
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