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.
Xavier Zablah Bukele | |
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.jpg) Zablah in 2023 | |
| 2nd President of Nuevas Ideas | |
| Assumed office 2 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Federico Anliker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele El Salvador |
| Political party | Nuevas Ideas |
| Spouse | Sofía Medina |
| Relatives | Nayib Bukele (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Escuela Panamericana |
Early life edit
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 edit
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 edit
Zablah is married to Sofía Medina.[12]
Electoral history edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Alvarado, Jimmy; Labrador, Gabriel; Arauz, Sergio (17 June 2020). "The Bukele Clan that Rules with Nayib". El Faro. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Biography of Xavier Zablah Bukele (in Spanish)
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