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Election Profile:

Flag of El Salvador Source for election date

At stake in this election:

  • 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa)

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 parties in the electoral race:

Last Legislative election:

  • The last legislative election was held in El Salvador on March 12, 2006. While the ruling ARENA party won the most seats in 2006, it did not win a majority in the legislature.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 5,732,348 ( 2007 From 2007 national census)
  • Registered Voters: 4,226,479 (January 2009 )

Last Updated on 08/29/2008

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