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Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador
XIV Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1824
New session started	1 May 2024
Leadership
President	Ernesto Castro (Nuevas Ideas) since 1 May 2021
First Vice President	Suecy Callejas (Nuevas Ideas) since 1 May 2021
Second Vice President	Rodrigo Ayala (Nuevas Ideas) since 1 May 2021
Structure
Seats	60 deputies
Political groups	Government: (57)   Nuevas Ideas (54)   PCN (2)   PDC (1) Opposition: (3)   ARENA (2)   Vamos (1)
Committees	8
Length of term	3 years
Elections
Last election	4 February 2024
Next election	2027
Motto
Puesta Nuestra Fe En Dios (English: We Put Our Faith In God)
Meeting place
Salon Azul, San Salvador
Website
www.asamblea.gob.sv
Constitution
Constitution of El Salvador

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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).

Structure

The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body. Until 2024, it was 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 were 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 were 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. The proposal was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 7 June 2023 and went into effect on 1 May 2024.

Current standing by party

Current leadership

The following table displays the Legislative Assembly's leadership, which were elected on 1 May 2024.

Election results

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nuevas Ideas	2,200,332	70.56	54	–2
	Nationalist Republican Alliance	227,357	7.29	2	–12
	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front	195,920	6.28	0	–4
	National Coalition Party	101,641	3.26	2	–
	Grand Alliance for National Unity	99,344	3.19	0	–5
	Christian Democratic Party	93,108	2.99	1	–
	Vamos	91,675	2.94	1	–
	Solidary Force	51,021	1.64	0	New
	Nuestro Tiempo	41,060	1.32	0	–1
	Democratic Change	12,165	0.39	0	–
	PDC–PCN	4,913	0.16	0	–
Total		3,118,536	100.00	60	–24
Valid votes		3,118,536	96.46
Invalid votes		74,146	2.29
Blank votes		40,208	1.24
Total votes		3,232,890	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		6,214,399	52.02
Source: TSE

Other parliamentary bodies

El Salvador also returns 20 deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament, also elected according to open-list proportional representation from a single national constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

See also

• Politics of El Salvador
• List of legislatures by country
• List of presidents of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

References

1. ^ "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.
4. "Toma de Posesión en Asamblea Legislativa: Ernesto Castro Mantendrá la Presidencia del Primer Órgano de Estado Durante Periodo 2024-2027" [Inauguration of the Legislative Assembly: Ernesto Castro Will Maintain the Presidency of the First Organ of the State During the 2024-2027 Period]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)

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