The Legislative Assembly ( es, Asamblea Legislativa) is the

legislative branch A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...

of the government of El Salvador.

Structure

Salon Azul, Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

The Salvadoran legislature is a

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...

body. It is made up of 84

deputies A legislator (also known as a deputy or lawmaker) is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people of the state. Legislatures may be supra-national (for ex ...

, 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 An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

, 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 Salvadorian 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.

Current Standing by Party

XIII legislative composition

Election results

Results

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.

References

External links

* {{coord, 13, 42, 22, N, 89, 11, 58, W, source:kolossus-plwiki, display=title El Salvador Politics of El Salvador Political organizations based in El Salvador Government of El Salvador El Salvador 1824 establishments in El Salvador