Deputies applauding the removal of the Supreme Court judges.
Date
1 May 2021; 2 years ago (2021-05-01)
Location
El Salvador
Caused by
Nuevas Ideas victory in the 2021 legislative election
Resulted in
Removal of five judges from the Supreme Court's Constitutional Court
Removal of the Attorney General
Parties
Presidency
Legislative Assembly
Government:
NI
GANA
PCN
PDC
Supreme Court
Opposition:
ARENA
FMLN
NT
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Lead figures
Nayib Bukele
Ernesto Castro
Armando Pineda
Raúl Melara
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The 2021 Salvadoran political crisis occurred on 1 May 2021 when the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador voted to remove several judges from the Supreme Court and remove the Attorney General of El Salvador, both of which had been vocal opponents to the presidency of Nayib Bukele. The event has been referred to as a self-coup by the opposition and by news media outlets due to the action itself but also because of the 2020 Salvadoran political crisis in the year prior, where Bukele ordered soldiers into the Legislative Assembly, which has also been characterized as a self-coup.
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