Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador
Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador
Type
Type
Leadership
Norman Quijano, ARENA
Since 1 May 2018
Structure
Seats 84 Deputies
Political groups

Government (23)

Opposition (59)

Others (2)

Elections
Last election
 4 March 2018
Meeting place
San Salvador
Website
www.asamblea.gob.sv
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The Legislative Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Legislativa) is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador.

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
Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) 35
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) 31
Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) 11
National Concertation Party (PCN) 6
Christian Democratic Party (PDC) 1
Fuente:

Election results

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Nationalist Republican Alliance823,19842.3437+5
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front475,26524.4423–8
Grand Alliance for National Unity222,54811.45110
National Coalition Party209,57610.788+4
Christian Democratic Party61,6043.173+2
ARENA–PCN24,3251.250–
FMLN–CD22,8991.180–
PDC–PCN20,8081.070–
Salvadoran Patriotic Brotherhood18,0620.930New
Democratic Change17,5030.901+1
Social Democratic Party13,7170.7100
FMLN–PSD11,1230.570–
FMLN–PSD–CD10,7160.550–
Independents12,9980.671+1
Invalid/blank votes178,538–––
Total840
Registered voters/turnout––
Source: TSE, El Salvador

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

References

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