El Salvador admits “mistakes” in its war against gangs but Bukele will not stop it if he is re-elected. “There is no perfect human work,” said Salvadoran Vice President Félix Ulloa about the mass arrests that have victimized hundreds of innocent people.

Both he and the president, Nayib Bukeel, hope to be re- elected. Ullão insisted that the state of emergency will continue to be extended until the Government decides that it is no longer necessary.