At stake in this election:

•  84 seats in the Asamblea Legislativa (Legislative Assembly)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (since 1 June 2014)
• Head of Government: President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN
• Assembly: El Salvador has a unicameral Asamblea Legislativa (Legislative Assembly) consisting of 84 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• Members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected in multi-seat constituencies and a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 3-year terms.

​Main parties in the election:

• National Republican Alliance (ARENA)
  • Leader: Jorge VELADO
  • Seats won in last election: 32
• Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN)
  • Leader: Medardo GONZALEZ
  • Seats won in last election: 31
• Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA)
  • Leader: Jose Andres ROVIRA Caneles
  • Seats won in last election: 11
• National Conciliation Party (NCP)
  • Leader: Manuel RODRIGUEZ
  • Seats won in last election: 4

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 6,141,350 (July 2015 est.)

·         Registered Voters: 4,911,672 (2015)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 3,185,578 (July 2015 est.)

·         Is El Salvador a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (14 November 1980)

·         Has El Salvador ratified CEDAW: Yes (19 August 1981)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 27 (32.14%)

·         Human Development Index Position: 116 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is El Salvador a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has El Salvador ratified CRPD: Yes (14 December 2007)

·         Population with a disability: 921,203