萨尔瓦多选举法庭周三表示，该国将于2027年2月28日举行总统选举，为总统纳伊布·布克尔在宪法修改取消总统任期限制后寻求第三任期铺平道路。布克尔因大幅减少帮派暴力而受到赞扬，但在其打击行动中因侵犯人权而受到批评。
El Salvador will hold presidential elections on February 28, 2027, the electoral tribunal said Wednesday, opening the way for President Nayib Bukele to seek a third term after constitutional changes removed presidential term limits. Bukele has drawn praise for sharply reducing gang violence but faced criticism over rights abuses during his crackdown.
萨尔瓦多选举法庭周三表示，该国将于2027年2月28日举行总统选举，为总统纳伊布·布克尔寻求第三任期铺平道路。
El Salvador will hold presidential elections on February 28, 2027, the electoral tribunal said Wednesday, paving the way for President Nayib Bukele to seek a third term.
萨尔瓦多去年修改宪法，废除总统任期限制，允许自2019年执政的布克尔无限期寻求连任。
El Salvador last year amended its constitution to abolish presidential term limits and allow Bukele, who has been in power since 2019, to seek re-election indefinitely.
45岁的布克尔因严厉打击帮派而在祖国和整个拉丁美洲被许多人视为英雄。
The 45-year-old is a hero to many in his homeland and across Latin America for cracking down hard on gangs.
在他于2022年宣布的紧急状态（目前仍在生效）下，约9.2万人（其中大多数是年轻男性）被逮捕和关押，许多人未被起诉。为了清理法律积压，法院已开始进行大规模审判。
Under a state of exception he declared in 2022, and which is still in effect, around 92,000 people, mostly young men, have been arrested and held, many without charge. To clear the legal backlog, the courts have begun holding mass trials.
非政府组织称，布克尔的打击行动将犯罪率降至历史低点，但代价是广泛的侵犯人权行为，包括可能构成危害人类罪的酷刑。
Bukele's offensive has reduced crime to historic lows but at the expense, NGOs say, of widespread human rights abuses, including torture, that could constitute crimes against humanity.
他否认侵犯人权的指控，并对其威权风格的指责不以为意，自称“世界上最酷的独裁者”。他赢得了其政党“新思想”的提名，将竞选第三任期。如果成功，根据将总统任期从五年延长至六年的新规则，他的总统任期将延长至2033年。
He rejects allegations of rights abuses and has made light of the accusations of his authoritarian style, calling himself the "world's coolest dictator." He won the nomination of his Nuevas Ideas party to run for a third term. If successful, this would extend his presidency until 2033 under new rules extending presidential terms from five years to six.
右翼民族主义共和联盟（ARENA）的前女议员梅蒂·伊拉埃塔和左翼法拉本多·马蒂民族解放阵线（FMLN）的工会领袖拉斐尔·阿吉雷已宣布计划与布克尔竞争。
Former congresswoman Maytee Iraheta, of the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), and union leader Rafael Aguirre, of the left-wing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), have announced plans to run against Bukele.
布克尔的崛起结束了ARENA和FMLN之间长达30年的权力交替。
Bukele's rise to power brought down the curtain on three decades of power alternating between ARENA and the FMLN.