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Election Profile:

Flag of El Salvador Source for election date

At stake in this election:

  • The office of President of El Salvador

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Elias Antonio SACA Gonzalez *
  • Head of Government: President Elias Antonio SACA Gonzalez
  • Assembly: El Salvador has a unicameral Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) with 84 seats.

* The president is both the chief of state and head of government.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) 84 members are elected by party-list system with proportional distribution of seats to serve 3-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

Last Presidential election:

  • ARENA candidate Antonioo SACA won El Salvador's last presidential election, which was held on 21 March 2004.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 7,066,403 (July 2008 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 4,226,479 (January 2009 )

Last Updated on 02/04/2010

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