At stake in this election:

•  84 seats in the Asamblea Legislativa (Legislative Assembly)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (since 1 June 2019)
• Head of Government: President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (since 1 June 2019)
• 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: Erick Salguero
  • Seats won in last election: 37
• Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN)
  • Leader: Óscar Ortiz
  • Seats won in last election: 23
• Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA)
  • Leader: Andrés Rovira
  • Seats won in last election: 10
• National Conciliation Party (NCP)
  • Leader: Manuel Rodriguez
  • Seats won in last election: 9
• Christian Democratic Party (PDC)
  • ​​Leader: Rodolfo Parker
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Democratic Change (CD)
  • ​Leader: Douglas Avilés
  • Seats won in last election: 1

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 6,486,205 (2020 est.)

·         Registered Voters: 5,820,462