2023 Salvadoran protests

2023 Salvadoran protests
2023 Salvadoran protests
	Protesters holding a banner reading "No to Re-Election" during the 1 May 2023 protest march
Date	1 May and 15 September 2023
Location	San Salvador, El Salvador; 13°41′51.36″N 89°11′27.96″W / 13.6976000°N 89.1911000°W
Caused by	2022–23 gang crackdown; Nayib Bukele's re-election campaign;
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
	Joel Sánchez; Manuel Flores; Luis Parada; Claudia Ortiz; Nayib Bukele; Rolando Castro;
Number
"Thousands"

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.

^ Sullivan, Rory (16 September 2023). "El Salvador Becoming a Nicaragua-Style Dictatorship, Civil Groups Warn". The Times. San Salvador, El Salvador. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[1] Sullivan, Rory (16 September 2023). "El Salvador Becoming a Nicaragua-Style Dictatorship, Civil Groups Warn". The Times. San Salvador, El Salvador. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

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