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Biography
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 since 2019.
Early life
Xavier Eduardo Zablah Bukele's 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. Zablah owns shares in four companies: Astra Motors, Check Out, Ahead, and Altermedia.
Political career
Zablah was elected as the president of the Nuevas Ideas political party on 1 March 2020. Zablah won the party's internal elections with 31,476 votes, defeating challengers Isabel Monje, who won 3,806 votes, and Israel Juárez, who won 868 votes. Zablah succeeded Federico Gerardo Anliker as the party's president.
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 | |||
