El Salvador leader at UN calls for no interference

President NayibBukele of El Salvador had called before the United Nations General Assembly for non-interference by what he called "powerful countries" a few days after announcing that he will run for re-election despite the constitutional prohibition. Bukele pushed back against the criticism his administration has received from the United States and the European Union for concentrating power and, more recently, suspending some constitutional rights under an ongoing six-month state of exception. Bukele is highly popular in the tiny Central American country, and recent polls have shown his crackdown on powerful street gangs, in which more than 50,000 people have been arrested, has broad support.