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Xavi Bukele Zablah, general secretary of the New Ideas party, speaks during press conference prior to the inauguration of the new Congress, signaling the start of a new era in the countryâÄ™s politics, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Saturday, May 1, 2021. For the first time in three decades the traditional conservative and leftist parties have been sidelined by a resounding electoral defeat, clearing the way for President Nayib BukeleâÄ™s New Ideas party to help him advance his agenda. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)