Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
The Legislative Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Legislativa) is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador.
Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1824[1] |
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| Seats | 84 Deputies |
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Political groups | Government: (64)
Opposition: (20)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 28 February 2021 |
Next election | 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| San Salvador | |
| Website | |
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 El Salvador portal |
Structure
The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body. It is made up of 84 deputies, all of whom are elected by direct popular vote according to open-list proportional representation to serve three-year terms and are eligible for immediate re-election. Of these, 64 are elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies, corresponding to the country's 14 departments, which return between 3 and 16 deputies each. The remaining 20 deputies are selected on the basis of a single national constituency.
To be eligible for election to the Assembly, candidates must be (Art. 126, Constitution):
- Older than 25.
- Salvadoran citizens by birth, born of either a Salvadoran father or a Salvadoran mother.
- Of recognised honesty and education.
- Not have had the enjoyment of their rights as citizens cancelled in the previous five years.
Current Standing by Party
| Party / Group | Deputies | ||
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| Nuevas Ideas (NUEVAS IDEAS) | 56 | ||
| Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) | 13 | ||
| Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) | 5 | ||
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) | 4 | ||
| National Concertation Party (PCN) | 2 | ||
| Nuestro Tiempo | 1 | ||
| Vamos | 1 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party (PDC) | 1 | ||
| Independent (IND) | 1 | ||
| Source: Salvadoran Legislative Assembly | |||
XIII legislative composition
| Charge | Name | Party |
| President | Ernesto Castro | Nuevas Ideas |
| First Vice President | Suecy Callejas | Nuevas Ideas |
| Second Vice President | Rodrigo Ayala | Nuevas Ideas |
| Third Vice President | Guillermo Gallegos | GANA |
| First Secretary | Elisa Rosales | Nuevas Ideas |
| Second Secretary | Numan Salgado | GANA |
| Third Secretary | Serafín Orantes (2021-2022) Reynaldo Cardoza (2022-2024) | PCN |
| Fourth Secretary | Reinaldo Carballo | PDC |
Election results
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Nuevas Ideas | 1,430,578 | 54.67 | 46 | New | |
| Nuevas Ideas–GANA | 311,723 | 11.91 | 10 | – | |
| Nationalist Republican Alliance | 206,328 | 7.88 | 9 | −26 | |
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front | 180,808 | 6.91 | 4 | −14 | |
| Grand Alliance for National Unity | 135,223 | 5.17 | 5 | −5 | |
| ARENA–DS | 99,003 | 3.78 | 4 | – | |
| National Coalition Party | 85,548 | 3.27 | 1 | −8 | |
| Nuestro Tiempo | 44,401 | 1.70 | 1 | New | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 44,379 | 1.70 | 1 | −1 | |
| Vamos | 26,492 | 1.01 | 1 | New | |
| PCN–DS | 21,211 | 0.81 | 1 | – | |
| Democratic Change | 14,768 | 0.56 | 0 | −1 | |
| ARENA–National Coalition Party | 13,503 | 0.52 | 1 | –1 | |
| Independents | 2,783 | 0.11 | 0 | −1 | |
| Total | 2,616,748 | 100.00 | 84 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,389,017 | – | |||
| Source: TSE | |||||
Other parliamentary bodies
El Salvador also returns 20 deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament, also elected according to closed-list proportional representation from a single national constituency.
See also
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
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