Spanish Businessman Displays Billboards Praising El Salvador's President Bukele

A Spanish advertising entrepreneur has installed five billboards near Oviedo, northern Spain, displaying images of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and promoting him with the slogan "Nayib Bukele Universal President!". The billboards feature a photograph of Bukele in a military salute, with the Salvadoran flag visible in the background.

According to local newspaper La Nueva España, the initiative was funded by 71-year-old advertising businessman Tino Vidal. Vidal declared himself a "total fan" of Bukele, claiming to know his speeches by heart. He expressed deep admiration for Bukele's presidency, citing his success in incarcerating gang members, cleaning up cities, and building infrastructure like hospitals and sports fields.

Vidal stated that Bukele has achieved more since 2019 than other politicians, asserting that Bukele "knows how to govern a country" and accomplishes much without raising taxes, contrasting this with perceived inaction elsewhere. He also mentioned that he had sent the photos to Bukele.

The appearance of these billboards near Oviedo has sparked a political debate on social media. The controversy involves a socialist councilor from Oviedo and a councilwoman from the far-right Vox party, with former Vox leader Macarena Olona also joining the discussion.

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He is the best president in the world, he put the gang members in jail, he cleaned the cities, he built hospitals and football fields. Since 2019 he has done so much that other politicians should take note. He really knows how to govern a country. He does a lot of things and without raising taxes, while here hardly anything is done.