Nuevas Ideas

Nuevas Ideas (Spanish for New Ideas) is a Salvadoran populist political party founded on 25 October 2017 and based in San Salvador. It was founded by the current President of the Republic of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. It was legalized by the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) on 24 August 2018. Its first secretary general was Federico Gerardo Anliker who was later succeeded by Xavier Zablah Bukele, a cousin of Nayib Bukele.

New Ideas
Nuevas Ideas
AbbreviationN, NI
LeaderNayib Bukele
PresidentXavier Zablah Bukele
Founded25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)
Registered24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
Split fromFarabundo Martí National Liberation Front
HeadquartersAv La Floresta No 21, San Salvador, El Salvador
Membership (2019)507,633[1]
IdeologyPopulism[2]
Political positionCenter to centre-right[3][4]
Colors  Cyan
Seats in the Legislative Assembly
56 / 84
Municipalities
137 / 262
Seats in PARLACEN
14 / 20
Party flag
Flag of Nuevas Ideas
Website
nuevasideas.com

It is defined, according to its statutes, as a "democratic, decentralized, plural, and inclusive political party without obsolete ideologies, but at the forefront of the struggle for the recognition of all rights for all citizens, without exclusion or privileges. Among its principles are: building a free El Salvador, defending diversity of thought, a free market and social economy, assuming political activity and the exercise of power as an act of commitment to the country." The party is centrist, rejecting both left and right-wing labels,[3][4] but it has been described as both center-right[5] and center-left.[6]

History

Foundation

After the then-mayor of San Salvador, Nayib Bukele, was expelled from the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) on 10 October 2017,[7] he announced on 25 October through his social networks the foundation of a citizen movement called "Nuevas Ideas", seeking for it to become a political party and thus allowing him to compete in the 2019 presidential elections under its banner.[8] Ultimately, this did not materialize, and Bukele ran a successful one-time campaign under the Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA).[9]

By legal requirement, Bukele called on his supporters to go to the more than 90 signature collection centers throughout the country to support the creation of the political party. They managed to collect approximately 200,000 signatures in three days.

2021 elections

Bukele was exceptionally popular among the citizens as he pushed an anti-corruption agenda.[10] According to a survey, 96 percent of respondents said he was doing a "good" or "very good job." El Salvador's legislative elections was an important breakthrough in February 2021. Nuevas Ideas won around two-thirds of votes with its coalition (GANA–Nuevas Ideas). Nuevas Ideas won 56 of the 84 seats in parliament.[10]

2024 elections

On 15 September 2021, Bukele announced that was seeking reelection in the 2024 general election.[11]

Electoral history

Presidential elections
Election Candidate First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
2019 Nayib Bukele[lower-alpha 1] 1,434,856
53.10%
 N/A Elected Green tickY

Legislative Assembly elections
Election Votes % Position Seats +/– Status in legislature
2021 1,655,219 66.32% Increase 1st
56 / 84
 New Supermajority[12][13]

Municipal elections
Election Votes % Position Municipalities +/–
2021 1,342,968 50.78% Increase 1st
152 / 262
 New

PARLACEN elections
Election Votes % Position Seats +/–
2021 1,693,551 68.11% Increase 1st
14 / 20
 New

Presidents of El Salvador
Further information: President of El Salvador
No. President Term start Term end Term length Vice President
1
(43)		 Nayib Bukele Nayib Bukele
(born 1981)		 1 June 2019 Incumbent 3 years, 352 days Félix Ulloa

Timeline

Notes
  1. In the 2019 election, Bukele ran for president with the Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) as Nuevas Ideas had not yet been allowed to run presidential candidates by the Supreme Electoral Court.

References
  1. "Nuevas Ideas Supera el Medio Millón de Afiliados" [Nuevas Ideas Superasses Half a Million Members]. Últime Hora (in Spanish). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Webber, Jude (4 February 2019). "Nayib Bukele Wins El Salvador Presidential Election". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. Marino, José Carlos (1 February 2021). "La agenda electoral internacional de febrero". Télam (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Linthicum, Kate (16 May 2021). "El Salvador's Millennial President is a Man with One Vision: Power". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. "Nayib Bukele y su populismo de derecha" (in Spanish). 1 March 2021.
  6. Menjívar, Nicolás (18 April 2021). ""Pueden decirme que Nuevas Ideas no es un partido de izquierda, pero sus actos sí lo son"". Revista Factum (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. "Nayib Bukele, Expulsado del FMLN por Estas Razones" [Nayib Bukele, Expelled from the FMLN for These Reasons]. La Prensa Gráfica. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. "El Futuro de Nuevas Ideas y Situación de la Alcaldía" [The Future of New Ideas and Situation of the Mayorship]. Nayib Bukele. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. "El Futuro de Nuevas Ideas y Situación de la Alcaldía" [The Future of New Ideas and Situation of the Mayorship]. Nayib Bukele. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. "El Salvador midterm election: Bukele gains legislative assembly supermajority". The Washington Post. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  11. Alemán, Marcos (16 September 2022). "El Salvador President's Reelection Bid Despite Constitutional Ban Draws Strong Reaction". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  12. Harrison, Chase (31 May 2022). "In El Salvador, a Chastened Opposition Looks to Find Its Way". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  13. Webber, Jude (2 May 2021). "El Salvador's President Seizes Control of Top Court with Firing of Judges". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

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