The progressive political party Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front in El Salvador (FMLN) is outraged that local officials took down a statue of Ernesto Che Guevara. The FMLN party claimed that the decision to take down the statue was made by the mayor of Chalchuapa, Jorge Morán, who belongs to the New Ideas party founded by Nayib Bukele.
Derriban una estatua del Che Guevara en El Salvador y la izquierda lo tilda de «fascismo»: «Salvajismo que trata de borrar la historia». pic.twitter.com/sOUwLs0phl
— THE OBJECTIVE (@TheObjective_es) October 5, 2023
FMLN Deputy Jaime Guevara described the decision as an act of "fascism" and said it was part of the New Ideas party's policy of "hatred and intolerance." Guevara claims that the party wants to get rid of any progressive symbols.
"Why does the government's hateful policies aim to erase the symbols of the left, to erase the history of the people?" Guevara said in a video posted on his X account (formerly Twitter).
#Insisto | El odi destrucción de monumento del argentino Dr. Ernesto Guevara, conocido como el Che, mientras en el pleno hablan de un tratado con el Gobierno de #Argentina.
¡Cuanta hipocrécia! La historia de nuestros pueblos no la podrán borrar.#CheGuevara
FMLN pic.twitter.com/Ib4OvS5xlh— Jaime Guevara (@JaimeGuevaraSV) October 5, 2023
The FMLN party also criticized the mayor's decision. The party posted the following statement on Instagram: "It is outrageous, totally reprehensible and another example of how disastrous the far-right government of Bukele and his supporters are."
They will never erase the thought and determination to fight what Che Guevara taught millions of people around the world. The fight for justice will never stop in the face of the hateful attacks of far-right governments.
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