‘World’s coolest dictator’ expected to be re-elected president in El Salvador

El Salvador is voting in a presidential election (Moises Castillo/AP)

People in El Salvador are voting in presidential and legislative elections that are largely about the trade-off between security and democracy.

With soaring approval ratings and virtually no competition, Nayib Bukele – the self-described “world’s coolest dictator” – is almost certainly heading for a second term as president.