Nayib Bukele announced that he had won the election without waiting for the official results. The president's message to run for re-election is prohibited in the Constitution of El Salvador.

The country has changed its face: the cities have been protected by security and homicides have plummeted. The extreme poverty has doubled from 4.5% to 8.5%, according to the Multipurpose Household Survey. In March 2022, the president has established an emergency regime under which he has detained 76,000 people.