Organizations will protest against the Bitcoin Law and the coup in the Judiciary after the removal of the Constitutional Chamber, the “purge” of judges and presidential re-election.
Dissatisfaction with the Bitcoin law and the unconstitutional measures taken in the new pro-independence Legislative Assembly are the reasons that drive different organizations to convene marches to protest peacefully against them this Wednesday that the country celebrates 200 years of Independence.
The rejection of Bitcoin was reflected in the survey by the Central American University José Simeón Cañas (UCA) earlier this month, in which 7 out of 10 Salvadorans rejected the digital currency and even call for the repeal of the measure.
The other important point is the reforms to the Judiciary Act that have been criticized by the United States Government as well as the Constitutional Chamber ruling imposed on May 1 that allows for presidential re-election even though the Constitution prohibits it. in at least 5 articles. These actions by the Executive through its Assembly eagerly have caused unrest among various sectors such as lawyers and civil society organizations, concerned about the authoritarian drift of President Nayib Bukele.
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Most of the marches are called for 8 am this Wednesday in the Cuscatlán Park in San Salvador and among the convening groups are National Committee Monsignor Romero: “Join the march for the dignity of our people and the defense of democracy, ”is his invitation.
A call from the El Salvador Cattlemen is also circulating on the networks, claiming to be affected by measures taken by the government.
“High prices on all agricultural inputs, coupled with unfair competition in dairy imports, are making our sector look vulnerable,” the sector poster states.
Organizations such as El Salvador Women’s Front, Masonic Resistance of El Salvador, Authentic Republican Movement, Citizen Resistance, Authentic Salvadoran Movement and the Bloc of Resistance and Popular Rebellion also call for peaceful protest in Cuscatlán Park, “in defense of democracy” .
The call has also been joined by the National Confederation of Salvadoran Workers, the Freedom Movement and the Christian Democratic Party.
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