Xavier Zablah Bukele Explained

Xavier Zablah Bukele
Term Start:2 March 2020
Predecessor:Federico Anliker
Birth Name:Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele
Spouse:Sofía Medina
Relatives:Nayib Bukele (cousin)
Alma Mater:Escuela Panamericana

Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who is the current president of the Nuevas Ideas political party. He is a cousin of Nayib Bukele, the current president of El Salvador.

Early life

Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele's[1] mother is Mary Nelly Bukele Kattán, a sister of Armando Bukele Kattán. Through his uncle, Zablah is a cousin of Nayib Bukele, the incumbent president of El Salvador.[2] He has two siblings, Nelly and Francisco.[3]

Zablah attended the Escuela Panamericana. He owns shares in four companies: Astra Motors, Check Out, Ahead, and Altermedia.[4]

Political career

In 2020, the Nuevas Ideas political party held internal elections to select its leadership, including the position of president—the leader of the party.[5] Yusef Bukele, one of Nayib Bukele's brothers, was the favorite to succeed then-leader Federico Anliker,[6] however, he later declined to contest the position.[7] Subsequently, Zablah became the favorite to succeed Anliker as the party's leader; his opponents were Isabel Monje and Israel Juárez. On 1 March 2020, Zablah was elected as the leader of Nuevas Ideas,[8] winning 31,476 votes compared to Monje's 3,806 votes and Juárez's 868 votes.[9] [10]

On 26 October 2023, Zablah accompanied Nayib Bukele when he initiated the process to register his re-election campaign for the 2024 presidential election.[11]

Personal life

Zablah is married to Sofía Medina.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Partido Políticos – Legalmente Inscritos. Political Parties – Legally Registered. Supreme Electoral Court. 4 February 2023. 9 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221209134618/https://www.tse.gob.sv/TSE/Elecciones/Partidos-Pol%C3%ADticos. live. c. 2017.
  2. Web site: Un Primo de Nayib Bukele se Perfila como Nuevo Jefe de Nuevas Ideas. A Cousin of Nayib Bukele Become the New Leader of Nuevas Ideas. es. 24 January 2020. 16 September 2023. El Faro. Sergio. Arauz.
  3. Web site: The Bukele Clan that Rules with Nayib. 17 June 2020. 1 March 2021. El Faro. Alvarado. Jimmy. Labrador. Gabriel. Arauz. Sergio.
  4. Web site: Xavier Zablah Bukele, el Favorito de la Dirigencia para Presidir Nuevas Ideas. Xavier Zablah Bukele, the Leadership's Favorite to Preside Over New Ideas. es. 24 February 2020. 16 September 2023. El Mundo. Gabriela. Villarroel.
  5. Web site: Tres Candidatos Compiten para Presidente de Nuevas Ideas. Three Candidates Compete to Become the President of Nuevas Ideas. es. 29 February 2020. 30 October 2023. El Mundo. Gabriella. Villarroel.
  6. Web site: Nuevas Ideas Elegirá a su Dirigencia el 1 de Marzo de 2020. Nuevas Ideas Will Elect Its Leadership on 1 March 2020. 30 October 2023. El Mundo. Gabriella. Villarroel.
  7. Web site: Un Primo de Nayib Bukele se Perfila como Nuevo Jefe de Nuevas Ideas. A Cousin of Nayib Bukele Is Profiled as the New Leader of Nuevas Ideas. es. 24 January 2020. 30 October 2023. El Faro. Sergio. Arauz.
  8. Web site: Xavier Zablah Bukele Nuevo Presidente del Partido Nuevas Ideas. Xavier Zablah Bukele, New President of the Nuevas Ideas Party. 3 March 2020. 1 March 2021. YouTube. es. Canal 12 El Salvador.
  9. Web site: Xavier Zablah Bukele Sería el Máximo Líder de Nuevas Ideas. Xavier Zablah Bukele will be Supreme Leader of Nuevas Ideas. 2 March 2020. 1 March 2021. es. Contra Punto.
  10. Web site: Xavi Zablah Bukele se Declara Secretario General de Nuevas Ideas. Xavier Zablah Bukele is Declared as the Secretary General of Nuevas Ideas. es. 2 March 2020. 16 September 2023. 102 Nueve.
  11. Web site: Presidente Bukele Pide al TSE lo Inscriba en Contienda Presidencial. President Bukele Asks the TSE to Register Him in the Presidential Race. es. 27 October 2023. 27 October 2023. El Mundo. Yolanda. Magaña.
  12. Web site: Bukele Persigue la Reelección Inconstitucional Solo con el 8.7% de Nuevas Ideas. Bukele Pursues Unconstitutional Re-Election Only With 8.7% of Nuevas Ideas. es. 10 July 2023. 2 November 2023. FOCOS TV.

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