Xavier Zablah Bukele
Zablah in 2023
2nd President of Nuevas Ideas
Assumed office
2 March 2020
Preceded byFederico Anliker
Personal details
Born
Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele

El Salvador
Political partyNuevas Ideas
SpouseSofía Medina
RelativesNayib Bukele (cousin)
Alma materEscuela 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 president of El Salvador from 2019 to 2023.

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.[3] 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.[5][7] Subsequently, Zablah became the favorite to succeed Anliker as the party's leader; his opponents were Isabel Monje and Israel Juárez.[5] 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]

Electoral history

Year Office Type Party Main opponent Party Votes for Zablah Result Swing
Total  % P. ±%
2020 President of Nuevas Ideas Internal NI Isabel Monje NI 31,476 87.07 1st N/A Won N/A

References

  1. ↑ "Partido Políticos – Legalmente Inscritos" [Political Parties – Legally Registered]. Supreme Electoral Court. c. 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Arauz, Sergio (24 January 2020). "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]. El Faro (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 Alvarado, Jimmy; Labrador, Gabriel; Arauz, Sergio (17 June 2020). "The Bukele Clan that Rules with Nayib". El Faro. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Villarroel, Gabriela (24 February 2020). "Xavier Zablah Bukele, el Favorito de la Dirigencia para Presidir Nuevas Ideas" [Xavier Zablah Bukele, the Leadership's Favorite to Preside Over New Ideas]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Villarroel, Gabriella (29 February 2020). "Tres Candidatos Compiten para Presidente de Nuevas Ideas" [Three Candidates Compete to Become the President of Nuevas Ideas]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Villarroel, Gabriella. "Nuevas Ideas Elegirá a su Dirigencia el 1 de Marzo de 2020" [Nuevas Ideas Will Elect Its Leadership on 1 March 2020]. El Mundo. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Arauz, Sergio (24 January 2020). "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]. El Faro (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Xavier Zablah Bukele Nuevo Presidente del Partido Nuevas Ideas" [Xavier Zablah Bukele, New President of the Nuevas Ideas Party]. YouTube (in Spanish). Canal 12 El Salvador. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Xavier Zablah Bukele Sería el Máximo Líder de Nuevas Ideas" [Xavier Zablah Bukele will be Supreme Leader of Nuevas Ideas]. Contra Punto (in Spanish). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Xavi Zablah Bukele se Declara Secretario General de Nuevas Ideas" [Xavier Zablah Bukele is Declared as the Secretary General of Nuevas Ideas]. 102 Nueve (in Spanish). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  11. ↑ Magaña, Yolanda (27 October 2023). "Presidente Bukele Pide al TSE lo Inscriba en Contienda Presidencial" [President Bukele Asks the TSE to Register Him in the Presidential Race]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "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]. FOCOS TV (in Spanish). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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