Legislative Assembly of 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 [1]
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] 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

Blue Room of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.

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

See also: List of members of the XIV Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

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 leadership of the XIV Legislative Assembly

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

Office	Holder	Political affiliation		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 Cardoza		National Coalition Party	Chalatenango	1 May 2024 – 2025
	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

Main article: 2024 Salvadoran legislative election

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    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
1928	42
1932	Election canceled
1936	42
1939	42
1944	42
1950	14 38
1952	54
1954	54
1956	54
1958	54
1960	54
1961	54
1964	14 6 32
1968	19 2 4 27
1970	16 1 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 1 12 13
1988	22 7 31
1991	22 1 1 8 9 39
1994	21 18 1 1 4 39
1997	27 10 1 2 2 3 11 28
2000	31 10 3 2 13 29
2003	31 5 5 16 27
2006	32 6 2 10 34
2009	35 5 1 11 32
2012	31 1 1 7 11 33
2015	31 1 6 11 35
2018	23 2 1 1 9 10 37
2021	4 1 1 56 2 5 1 14
2024	1 54 2 1 2

See also

• Politics of El Salvador
• List of legislatures by country
• List of presidents of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

References

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

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)

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