2021 Salvadoran political crisis

2021 Salvadoran political crisis
Deputies applauding the removal of the Supreme Court judges.
Date	1 May 2021; 3 years ago (2021-05-01)
Location	El Salvador
Caused by	Nuevas Ideas victory in the 2021 legislative election
Resulted in	Removal of five judges from the Supreme Court's Constitutional Court Removal of the Attorney General
Parties
Presidency Legislative Assembly Government: NI GANA PCN PDC Supreme Court Opposition: ARENA FMLN NT V
Lead figures
Nayib Bukele Ernesto Castro Armando Pineda Raúl Melara

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The 2021 Salvadoran political crisis occurred on 1 May 2021 when the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador voted to remove several judges from the Supreme Court and remove the Attorney General of El Salvador, both of which had been vocal opponents to the presidency of Nayib Bukele. The event has been referred to as a self-coup by the opposition and by news media outlets due to the action itself but also because of the 2020 Salvadoran political crisis in the year prior, where Bukele ordered soldiers into the Legislative Assembly, which has also been characterized as a self-coup.