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Asamblea legislativa (Legislative Assembly)

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBER

Parliament name (generic / translated) Asamblea legislativa / Legislative Assembly
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Structure of parliament Unicameral
Affiliation to the IPU Yes
Affiliation date(s) 1962 - 1979
1986 -
LEADERSHIP
President Norman Noel Quijano Gonzalez (M) 
Notes 1 May 2018 - 31 Oct. 2019.
Secretary General Noel Orellana (M) 
Notes Appointed on 4 Sep. 2014.
COMPOSITION
Members (statutory / current number) 84 / 84
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN


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Women (current number) 26 (30.95%)
Mode of designation directly elected 84
Term 3 years
Last renewal dates 4 March 2018
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address Asamblea Legislativa
Palacio legislativo
Centro de Gobierno
Apartado Postal 2682 - SAN SALVADOR
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Phone (503) 2281 98 00
98 04
98 05
Fax (503) 2281 98 12
E-mail cflores@asamblea.gob.sv
Website
http://www.asamblea.gob.sv/

ELECTORAL SYSTEM

Parliament name (generic / translated) Asamblea legislativa / Legislative Assembly
Structure of parliament Unicameral
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Electoral law 14 December 1992
Last amendment: 4 December 2014
Mode of designation directly elected 84
Constituencies - 14 multi-member constituencies (3 to 24 seats) corresponding to the country's departments
Voting system Proportional: Voters may vote for:
- a party or coalition (with the additional possibility of indicating their preference for one or more candidates);
- individual candidates from a party or coalition (without voting for the whole party or coalition);
- individual candidates from different parties in their district.

Vacancies arising between general elections are filled by substitutes elected at the same time as titular Deputies.
Voting is not compulsory.
Voter requirements - age: 18 years
- Salvadoran citizenship
- possession of civil and political rights
CANDIDATES
Eligibility - qualified electors
- age: 25 years
- Salvadoran citizenship by birth
- well-known integrity and education
- ineligibilities: loss of rights of citizenship during the five years preceding the elections, handling or administration of public funds (until their accounts have been audited), government contractors, certain relatives of the President of the Republic, delinquent debtors to the public or municipal treasuries, members of the armed forces and the clergy
Incompatibilities - President of the Republic
- minister of Government
- under-Secretary of State
- magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice
- official of an electoral agency
Candidacy requirements - submission by political parties

LAST ELECTIONS

Parliament name (generic / translated) Asamblea legislativa / Legislative Assembly
Structure of parliament Unicameral
BACKGROUND
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 4 March 2018
Timing and scope of renewal President Salvador Sanchez Ceren's Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) fell from 31 to 23 seats in the 84-member Legislative Assembly. The National Republican Alliance (ARENA), now led by Mr. Mauricio Interiano, remained the largest party with 37 seats, up from 32. Two other rightist parties - the Great Alliance for National Unity (GANA) and the National Concertation Party (PCN) - also fared well, giving the three major right-wing parties 56 seats in all.

During the election campaign, the major parties focused on security issues and the fight against crime. ARENA argued for more austerity in the 2018 but also proposed to allocate more resources to health, education, and security. The FMLN promised to continue to defend social programs.
Date of previous elections: 1 March 2015

Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A

Timing of election: Upon normal expiry

Expected date of next elections: March 2021

Number of seats at stake: 84 (full renewal)

Number of candidates: 1,164 (927 men, 237 women)

Percentage of women candidates: 20.4%

Number of parties contesting the election: 10

Number of parties winning seats: 6

Alternation of power: No
Note: Presidential system

Number of parties in government: 1

Names of parties in government: Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN)

Date of the first session of the new parliament: 1 May 2018

Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Norman Noel Quijano Gonzalez (National Republican Alliance, ARENA)
STATISTICS
Voter turnout
Round no 14 March 2018
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes
5'186'042


Notes
Distribution of votes
Round no 1
Political group Candidates Votes % of votes
National Republican Alliance (ARENA)
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN)
Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA)
National Conciliation Party (PCN)
Christian Democratic Party (PDC)
Democratic Change (CD)
Independents
Distribution of seats
Round no 1
Political Group Total of seats
National Republican Alliance (ARENA) 37
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) 23
Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) 10
National Conciliation Party (PCN) 9
Christian Democratic Party (PDC) 3
Democratic Change (CD) 1
Independents 1
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men

Women

Percent of women
58

26

30.95%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
Comments
Sources:
Legislative Assembly (26.04.2018)
https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/els_eom_2018_preliminary_statement_final.pdf#page=2&zoom=auto,-82,711
https://www.tse.gob.sv/laip_tse/documentos/leyes/codigo2015.pdf
http://elmundo.sv/
https://www.as-coa.org
https://www.telesurtv.net/

Note:
The Distribution of seats above refers to the composition of the newly elected Legislative Assembly as at 26 April 2018.
The final election results published by the election commission (Tribunal Supremo Electoral) were as follows.
- ARENA: 35
- ARENA-PCN: 3
- FMLN: 18
- FMLN-CD: 3
- FMLN-PSD: 1
- FMLN-PSD-CD: 1
- GANA: 10
- PCN : 8
- PDC: 2
- PDC-PCN: 1
- CD: 1
- Independent: 1

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