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  13. ↑ Velásquez, Eugenia (1 May 2021). "Ernesto Castro Será el Nuevo Presidente de la Asamblea para los Tres Años de la Legislatura" [Ernesto Castro Will be the New President of the Assembly for the Three Years of the Legislature]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  14. ↑ Campos Madrid, Gabriel; Henríquez, Azucena (1 May 2021). "Ernesto Castro es el Nuevo Presidente de la Asamblea Legislativa | ¿Quiénes más Conforman la Junta Directiva?" [Ernesto Castro is the New President of the Legislative Assembly | Who Else Conforms to the Directive Junta?]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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  17. ↑ "XL Reunión Ordinaria del Foro de Presidentes y Presidentas de Poderes Legislativos de Centroamérica, la Cuenca del Caribe y México (FOPREL)" [XL Ordinary Reunion of the Forum of Presidents of Legislative Branches of Central America, the Caribbean Basin, and Mexico (FOPREL)]. FOPREL (in Spanish). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Presidente Ernesto Castro Juramenta a Nuevo Titular Pro Témpore del FOPREL" [President Ernesto Castro Swears in New President Pro-Tempore of FOPREL]. Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (in Spanish). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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  28. ↑ Guzmán, Jessica (5 July 2023). "Oposición: Proyección de Nuevas Ideas va Contra Democracia" [Opposition: Projection of Nuevas Ideas Goes Against Democracy]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  29. ↑ Peñate, Susana (18 March 2023). "Diputados de Nuevas Ideas Viajan a Houston para Reunirse con Salvadoreños" [Deputies of Nuevas Ideas Travel to Houston to Meet with Salvadorans]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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  36. 1 2 Alvarado, Jimmy (February 2023). "Empresa de Castro y Sol Recibió Medio Millón de Dólares de la Partida Secreta de Funes" [Company of Castro and Sol Received Half a Million Dollars from the Funes' Black Budget]. El Faro (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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  41. ↑ García, Jessica (17 September 2024). "Esta fue la Ambigua Respuesta de Ernesto Castro Sobre Audio de Conversación con Alejandro Muyshondt" [This Was Ernesto Castro's Ambiguous Response to the Audio Conversation with Alejandro Muyshondt]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.

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Ernesto Castro
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108th President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
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