#opposition-politics

#opposition-politics

Ever since the 2009 post-election uprising, sporadic outbursts of public anger have become somewhat the order of the day, mostly silenced brutally for a while only to fester and uncork again on another occasion. The street protest is not the sole medium through which opposition has tried to convey its dissent. Iranians have tried everything be it the very narrow and funnelled channel of elections between the limited choices offered by the state.

Claudia Ortiz, 38, has become the most visible political figure in the opposition to Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. Her political capital is far from matching the president's propaganda machine and overwhelming popularity, but today she is the only leader in the country mentioned as a possible option for a possible post-Bukele era. The outlook, in any case, seems distant. Bukele maintains control over all three branches of government, including the Legislative Assembly, where Ortiz is a representative.

A court in Georgia ordered opposition party leader Zurab Japaridze detained on charges of failing to appear before a parliamentary inquiry as protests against the ruling party continued.