It is an anathema in Western nations for a democratically elected leader to use monarchical language to describe himself, unless of course that person is self-described “philosopher king” Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador.
On Saturday, Bukele was sworn in for a second term in office after winning a landslide reelection victory in February where his opponents failed to garner double-digit support. He is, without a doubt, the most popular democratically elected leader in the world.
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