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Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador

Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador
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

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]

Structure

The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body. It is 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 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):

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.^[2] The proposal was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 7 June 2023 and it will go into effect on 1 May 2024.^[3]

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.^[4]

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 – 1 May 2027
First Secretary	Elisa Rosales	Nuevas Ideas	San Salvador	1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027
Second Secretary	Reynaldo López	National Coalition Party	Chalatenango	1 May 2024 – 2025
Second Secretary	Serafín Orantes	National Coalition Party	Ahuachapán	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.