Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
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The Legislative Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador.
The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body. It is made up of 84 deputies, all of who are elected by direct popular vote according to closed-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):
- Older than 25.
- Salvadoran citizens by birth, born of either a Salvadoran father or a Salvadoran mother.
- Of recognised honesty and education.
- Not have had the enjoyment of their rights as citizens cancelled in the previous five years.
[edit] Election results
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista) | 620,117 | 39.4 | 34 |
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional) | 624,635 | 39.7 | 32 |
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 172,341 | 11,0 | 10 |
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 106,509 | 6,8 | 6 |
| Democratic Change (Cambio Democrático) | 48,661 | 3,1 | 2 |
| Total (turnout 41.4 %) | 1,573,779 | 100.0 | 84 |
| Source: Adam Carr | |||
[edit] 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.
