Guatemala is not the only country to have recently picked new supreme court (CSJ) justices. In late September El Salvador’s 60-member unicameral legislature, which took up its seats in May, chose seven new magistrates for the country’s 15-member CSJ. As in Guatemala, the appointments are unlikely to assuage fears regarding the independence of the judiciary. Those fears have intensified amid the democratic backsliding which has ensued under authoritarian populist President Nayib Bukele, who first took office in 2019.End of preview - This article contains approximately 807 words.
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