The Legislative Assembly () is the
legislative branch
A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the authority, legal authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with th ...
of the government of
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
.
History
The organization was founded in 1824 as the Central American Congress ().
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
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
.
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
Election results
Results
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
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Politics of El Salvador
*
List of legislatures by country
*
List of presidents of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
References
External links
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El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
Politics of El Salvador
Political organizations based in El Salvador
Government of El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
1824 establishments in El Salvador