What to know about the political drama raising fears over El Salvador’s democracy

The future of El Salvador’s democracy is under global scrutiny after lawmakers teamed up with populist president Nayib Bukele over the weekend to replace every judge on the Constitutional Court, the highest branch of the country’s judiciary system.The future of El Salvador’s democracy is under global scrutiny after lawmakers teamed up with populist president Nayib Bukele over the weekend to replace every judge on the Constitutional Court, the highest branch of the country’s judiciary system.