Country: | El Salvador |
Previous Election: | 1997 |
Next Election: | 2003 |
Election Date: | 12 March 2000 |
Seats For Election: | All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 43 |
Party1: | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
Leader1: | Alfredo Cristiani |
Percentage1: | 36.04 |
Seats1: | 29 |
Last Election1: | 28 |
Party2: | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front |
Leader2: | Fabio Castillo Figueroa |
Percentage2: | 35.22 |
Seats2: | 31 |
Last Election2: | 27 |
Party3: | National Coalition Party (El Salvador) |
Leader3: | Ciro Cruz Zepeda |
Percentage3: | 8.82 |
Seats3: | 13 |
Last Election3: | 11 |
Party4: | Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador) |
Leader4: | René Aguiluz |
Percentage4: | 7.19 |
Seats4: | 6 |
Last Election4: | 10 |
Party5: | United Democratic Centre (El Salvador) |
Leader5: | Rubén Zamora |
Percentage5: | 5.38 |
Seats5: | 3 |
Last Election5: | New |
Party6: | National Action Party (El Salvador) |
Leader6: | Horacio Rios |
Percentage6: | 3.71 |
Seats6: | 2 |
Last Election6: | New |
Map: | Elecciones legislativas de El Salvador de 2000 - Resultados por Departamento.svg |
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 12 March 2000.[1] Although the Nationalist Republican Alliance received the most votes, the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front won the most seats. Voter turnout was 42%.