continuismo
noun
con·ti·nu·is·mo
kənˌtinəˈwiz(ˌ)mō
plural -s
: the practice in some Latin-American countries of maintaining a chief executive in power beyond the legal term of office by such methods as amending the constitution or drafting a new one exempting the incumbent from the usual prohibition against reelection
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish, from Spanish continuar to continue (from Latin continuare) + -ismo -ism