Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

Legislative Assembly

Asamblea Legislativa
Legislative Assembly ; Asamblea Legislativa
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	Alexia Rivas (Nuevas Ideas) ; since 6 June 2024
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	28 February 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

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] The 1824 constitution first established a bicameral legislature,^[2] including Senate. The 1880 constitution retained a bicameral legislature. The 1886 constitution introduced a unicameral legislature.^[2]

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.^[3] The proposal was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 7 June 2023 and went into effect on 1 May 2024.^[4]

Current standing by party

Party	Ideology	Position	Deputies
Nuevas Ideas (NI)	Bukelism	Big tent	54
Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)	Conservatism	Center-right to right-wing	2
National Coalition Party (PCN)	Conservatism	Center-right	2
Vamos (V)	Liberalism	Center	1
Christian Democratic Party (PDC)	Christian democracy	Center to center-left	1
Source: Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

Current leadership

The following table displays the Legislative Assembly's leadership, which were elected on 1 May 2024.^[5]

Office	Holder		Department	Term
President	Ernesto Castro	Nuevas Ideas	San Salvador	1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027
First Vice President	Suecy Callejas	Nuevas Ideas	San Salvador	1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027
Second Vice President	Rodrigo Ayala	Nuevas Ideas	San Salvador	1 May 2024 – 6 June 2024
Second Vice President	Alexia Rivas	Nuevas Ideas	San Salvador	6 June 2024 – 1 May 2027
First Secretary	Elisa Rosales	Nuevas Ideas	San Salvador	1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027
Second Secretary	Reynaldo Cardoza	National Coalition Party	Chalatenango	1 May 2024 – 1 November 2025
Second Secretary	Serafín Orantes	National Coalition Party	Ahuachapán	1 November 2025 – 1 May 2027
Third Secretary	Reinaldo Carballo	Christian Democratic Party	San Miguel	1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027

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

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 Opposition 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

56

2

5

1

14

2024

1

54

2

1

2

References

^ ^a ^b "Breve historia de la Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador" (PDF). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Hernández Turcios, Hector Antonio (1978). Régimen de partidos políticos en El Salvador, 1930-1975. Guatemala: EDITORIAL I.N.C.E.P.
^ 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.
^ "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)

13°42′22″N 89°11′58″W / 13.70611°N 89.19944°W / 13.70611; -89.19944

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

[incep-2] Hernández Turcios, Hector Antonio (1978). Régimen de partidos políticos en El Salvador, 1930-1975. Guatemala: EDITORIAL I.N.C.E.P.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[leaders-5] "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.

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