In addition, he promised to confront crime and organized crime with all the power of the State, a measure that both the FMLN and ARENA have failed miserably in the past. It should be remembered that El Salvador is a country whose national territory is occupied in some parts by the maras mafia, which have parallel governments and promote terrorism and drug trafficking on Salvadoran soil.<ref name=FirstYear>{{cite web|url=https://derechadiario.com.ar/latinoamerica/latinoamerica_el-salvador/nayib-bukele-primer-ano-de-gobierno-del-presidente-que-revoluciono-a-el-salvador|title=Nayib Bukele: primer año de gobierno del presidente que revolucionó a El Salvador|date=December 5, 2020|publisher=La Derecha Diario|language=es}}</ref> | In addition, he promised to confront crime and organized crime with all the power of the State, a measure that both the FMLN and ARENA have failed miserably in the past. It should be remembered that El Salvador is a country whose national territory is occupied in some parts by the maras mafia, which have parallel governments and promote terrorism and drug trafficking on Salvadoran soil.<ref name=FirstYear>{{cite web|url=https://derechadiario.com.ar/latinoamerica/latinoamerica_el-salvador/nayib-bukele-primer-ano-de-gobierno-del-presidente-que-revoluciono-a-el-salvador|title=Nayib Bukele: primer año de gobierno del presidente que revolucionó a El Salvador|date=December 5, 2020|publisher=La Derecha Diario|language=es}}</ref> |