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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Mauricio FUNES Cartagena
- Head of Government: President Mauricio FUNES Cartagena
- Assembly: El Salvador has a unicameral Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) with 84 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
- In the Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) 84 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 3-year terms.***
Population:
- Population: 6,071,774 (July 2011 est.)
Future elections
- Legislative - 2015
- Presidential - March 2014
Past elections
- Legislative - March 11, 2012
- Presidential - March 15, 2009
- Legislative - January 18, 2009
- Legislative - March 12, 2006
- Presidential - March 21, 2004
- Legislative - March 16, 2003
- Legislative - March 12, 2000
- Presidential - March 7, 1999
Last Updated on 06/19/2012
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