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El Salvadors Supreme Electoral Court announced late on Sunday evening that incumbent president Nayib Bukele is on the verge of a clear victory in the presidential and parliamentary elections, with just under 83% of the vote. The 42-year-old had already declared himself the winner of the presidential election in the Central American country, while the votes were still being counted and despite the fact that under the constitution he would theoretically not be allowed to run for a second term in office. His Nuevas Ideas (New Ideas) party had also won at least 58 of the 60 seats in parliament,