Observations from the 2021 Elections

For the last several election seasons, I have been able to both observe the pre-election campaigns and the inner workings at polling sites on election day. This year, due to the pandemic, my observation experience was limited to what I could observe while driving around and what I could observe while following live streaming reports from other observers. Car Window with a View On February 27th, the day before the election, we took a drive around San Salvador to check out the set-up process for the voter information tents and polling sites. We specifically headed to places we had visited prior to the 2019 election so we could do a comparison. So, just a refresher: Nayib Bukele was voted in as President of El Salvador in the 2019 election. His party, Nuevas Ideas (New Ideas) was not allowed on the ballot because it was too new. Bukele struck a deal with GANA and ran as the GANA candidate. GANA, formerly covering the country with its orange and dark blue colors, took on the celest