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
Type
Type
History
Founded1824[1]
Leadership
Mario Ponce (PCN)
since 1 November 2019
Structure
Seats84 Deputies
Political groups
Elections
Last election
4 March 2018
Next election
2021
Meeting place
San Salvador
Website
www.asamblea.gob.sv
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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) 23
Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) 10
National Concertation Party (PCN) 9
Christian Democratic Party (PDC) 3
Nuevas Ideas (NUEVAS IDEAS) 0
Source: Salvadoran Legislative Assembly

Deputies

ARENA (35)

  • Ricardo Velásquez Parker
  • Norman Quijano
  • Alberto Romero
  • Mario Marroquín
  • Patricia Valdivieso
  • Emilio Corea
  • Josue Godoy
  • Rosa Romero
  • Donato Vaquerano
  • Mayte Iraheta
  • Mauricio Vargas
  • Javier Palomo
  • Mariano Blanco
  • Arturo Magaña
  • Mario Martínez
  • Jorge Rosales
  • Andrés Hernández
  • Portillo Cuadra
  • Ricardo Godoy
  • Edgar Escolan
  • Bonner Jimenez
  • Marcela Villatoro
  • Mauricio Linares
  • Felissa Cristales
  • Rodrigo Avila
  • Carlos Reyes
  • Julio Fabián
  • Margarita Escobar
  • Martha Batres
  • David Reyes
  • Orlando Candray
  • Lucia De León
  • Silvia Ostorga
  • Alejandrina Castro
  • Karla Hernández

FMLN (23)

  • Schafik Handal
  • Nidia Díaz
  • Lucia Baires
  • Catalino Castillo
  • Daniel Reyes
  • Dina Argueta
  • Audelia López
  • Milton Garay
  • Guisela Herrera
  • Anabel Belloso
  • Jaime Sandoval
  • Elizabeth Gómez
  • Rina Araujo
  • Rodolfo Martínez
  • Javier Valdez
  • Alma Cruz
  • Margarita López
  • Carlos Ruiz
  • Karina Sosa
  • Damian Alegria
  • Maniel Flores
  • Yanci Urbina
  • Cristina Cornejo

GANA (10)

  • Guillermo Gallegos
  • Numan Salgado
  • Osiris Luna
  • Francis Zablah
  • Juan C. Mendoza
  • Adelmo Rivas
  • Rigoberto Soto
  • Lorenzo Rivas
  • Mario Tenorio
  • Guadalupe Vásquez

PCN (9)

  • Mario Ponce
  • Luis Urías
  • Reinaldo Cardoza
  • Beltrhan Bonilla
  • Eeileen Romero
  • Roberto Ángulo
  • Antonio Armendáriz
  • Francisco Merino
  • Serafin Orantes

PDC (3)

  • Rodolfo Parker
  • Reinaldo Carballo
  • Jorge Mazariego

CD (1)

  • Juan Martel

Independent (3)

Election results

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Nationalist Republican Alliance823,19842.3437+5
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front475,26524.4423–8
Grand Alliance for National Unity222,54811.4510-1
National Coalition Party209,57610.789+4
Christian Democratic Party61,6043.173+2
ARENA–PCN24,3251.251+1
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
  1. Breve historia de la Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador
  2. Luis Eliezer Garcia. "Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador » Autoridades » Titulares". Rree.gob.sv. Retrieved 2019-07-10.

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