Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador

Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador
Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador ; Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1824
Leadership
President	Ernesto Castro (Nuevas Ideas) ; since 1 May 2021
Structure
Seats	84 deputies
Political groups	Government: (67) Nuevas Ideas (56); GANA (4); PCN (2); PDC (1); Independent (4); Opposition: (17) ARENA (11); FMLN (4); Nuestro Tiempo (1); Vamos (1);
Elections
Last election	28 February 2021
Next election	4 February 2024
Meeting place
	San Salvador
Website
	www.asamblea.gob.sv

The Legislative Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Legislativa) is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador.

History

The organization was founded in 1824 as the Central American Congress (Spanish: Congreso Federal Centroamericano).^[1]

Structure

Blue Room of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.

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):

over 25;
Salvadoran citizens by birth, born of at least one parent to be a Salvadoran citizen;
of recognised honesty and education, and
have not had the privilege of one's rights as a citizen cancelled in the previous five years.

On 1 June 2023, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele issued a proposal to the Legislative Assembly to reduce the number of its seats from 84 to 60.^[2] The proposal was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 7 June 2023 and it will go into effect on 1 May 2024.^[3]

Current standing by party

Party / Group	Deputies
Nuevas Ideas (NI)	56
Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)	11
Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA)	4
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)	4
National Coalition Party (PCN)	2
Nuestro Tiempo (NT)	1
Vamos (V)	1
Christian Democratic Party (PDC)	1
Independent	4
Source: Salvadoran Legislative Assembly

Current leadership

Office	Holder		Department	Term
President	Ernesto Castro	Nuevas Ideas	San Salvador	2021–2024
First Vice President	Suecy Callejas	Nuevas Ideas	San Salvador	2021–2024
Second Vice President	Rodrigo Ayala	Nuevas Ideas	San Salvador	2021–2024
Third Vice President	Guillermo Gallegos	Grand Alliance for National Unity	San Salvador	2021–2024
First Secretary	Elisa Rosales	Nuevas Ideas	San Salvador	2021–2024
Second Secretary	Numan Salgado	Grand Alliance for National Unity	San Miguel	2021–2024
Third Secretary	Serafín Orantes	National Coalition Party	Ahuachapán	2021–2022
Third Secretary	Reynaldo Cardoza	National Coalition Party	Chalatenango	2022–2024
Fourth Secretary	Reinaldo Carballo	Christian Democratic Party	San Miguel	2021–2024

Election results

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Members of the Legislative Assembly 1928–present

Key to parties

Authentic Democratic Christian Movement

Christian Democratic Party

Democratic Action

Democratic Change

Democratic Convergence

Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front

Grand Alliance for National Unity

Liberal Democratic Party

Movement of Unity

National Action Party

National Conciliation Party/National Coalition Party

National Democratic Party

National Pro Patria Party

National Revolutionary Movement

Nationalist Democratic Union

Nationalist Republican Alliance

Nuestro Tiempo

Nuevas Ideas

Renovating Action Party

Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification

Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party

Salvadoran Popular Party

Social Christian Renewal Party

National Opposing Union

United Democratic Center

United Independent Democratic Front

Vamos

Independent politician

Election

Distribution

42

Election canceled

42

42

42

14

38

54

54

54

54

54

54

14

6

32

1968

19

2

4

27

1970

16

1

34

1972

8

1

4

39

1974

15

1

36

1976

52

1978

4

50

1982

24

1

2

14

19

1985

33

1

12

13

1988

22

7

31

1991

22

1

8

9

39

1994

21

18

1

4

39

1997

27

10

1

2

3

11

28

2000

31

10

3

2

13

29

2003

31

5

16

27

2006

32

6

2

10

34

2009

35

5

1

11

32

2012

31

1

7

11

33

2015

31

1

6

11

35

2018

23

2

1

9

10

37

2021

4

1

2

56

5

1

14

References

1 2 "Breve historia de la Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador" (PDF). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
↑ Velásquez, Eugenia (1 June 2023). "En Vivo: En su Discurso del Cuarto Año de Gobierno Bukele Presenta Propuesta para Reducir de 262 a 44 Municipios y Diputados a 60" [Live: In His Speech of Four Years of Government Bukele Presents Proposal to Reduce from 262 to 44 Municipalities and Deputies to 60]. El Salvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
↑ Renteria, Nelson; Madry, Kylie (7 June 2023). Berkrot, Bill (ed.). "El Salvador Slashes Size of Congress Ahead of Elections". Reuters. San Salvador, El Salvador. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

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[historia-1] 1 2 "Breve historia de la Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador" (PDF). Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[2] Velásquez, Eugenia (1 June 2023). "En Vivo: En su Discurso del Cuarto Año de Gobierno Bukele Presenta Propuesta para Reducir de 262 a 44 Municipios y Diputados a 60" [Live: In His Speech of Four Years of Government Bukele Presents Proposal to Reduce from 262 to 44 Municipalities and Deputies to 60]. El Salvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[3] Renteria, Nelson; Madry, Kylie (7 June 2023). Berkrot, Bill (ed.). "El Salvador Slashes Size of Congress Ahead of Elections". Reuters. San Salvador, El Salvador. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

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Current composition	Nuevas Ideas (56) Nationalist Republican Alliance (14) Grand Alliance for National Unity (5) Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (4) National Coalition Party (2) Christian Democratic Party (1) Nuestro Tiempo (1) Vamos (1)
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