Salvadoran vice president slams market fears over constitutional reform plan


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  • Saturday, 14 Aug 2021

El Salvador's Vice President Felix Ulloa speaks with members of the media after a briefing with the diplomatic corps on the plan to reform the constitution, in San Salvador, El Salvador August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's vice president criticized international financial markets on Friday after government bonds took a tumble on the disclosure of a constitutional reform plan that includes extending the president's term.

The prices of government bonds have fallen this week on investors' concerns over the draft of a reform plan publicly released by a legal team led by Vice President Felix Ulloa.

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