A. M. The Legislative Assembly approved with 58 votes the elimination of the political debt, repealing Article 210 of the Constitution of the Republic and Article 52 of the Political Parties Law. With this decision, the parties will have to self-finance their electoral campaigns, putting an end to a mechanism that had been in force for decades.
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The president of the Congress, Ernesto Castro, highlighted that this measure responds to popular clamor, affirming that public funds must be destined to priority needs. “The population’s money will no longer serve to maintain political parties”, he said.
Deputy Caleb Navarro emphasized that this decision will be recorded in history, since it eliminates an expense that, according to him, was misused by the parties. From now on, Salvadoran taxes will not be used to finance political campaigns.
In the 2024 elections, the State paid US$6.05 for each presidential vote and US$3.28 for each legislative vote, according to data from the Banco Central de Reserva. With the approved reform, these funds may be redirected to sectors such as health and education.
The ruling party Nuevas Ideas supported the decision, assuring that it responds to the will of the population. “We are clear that the people do not want the political debt”, declared Christian Guevara, head of the party’s faction.
President Nayib Bukele also celebrated the reform, recalling that it was a promise of his government. “We took a little while, but we listened to the people. No more financing political parties with the people’s money”, he stated on his social networks.
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