Legislative Assembly of El Salvador explained
| Background Color: | MidnightBlue |
| Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador |
| Native Name: | Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Legislature: | XIV Legislative Assembly |
| Coa Pic: | File:Logo Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador (2021).svg |
| Foundation: | 1824 |
| New Session: | 1 May 2024 |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Leader1 Type: | President |
| Leader1: | Ernesto Castro |
| Party1: | (Nuevas Ideas) |
| Election1: | 1 May 2021 |
| Leader2 Type: | First Vice President |
| Leader2: | Suecy Callejas |
| Party2: | (Nuevas Ideas) |
| Election2: | 1 May 2021 |
| Leader3 Type: | Second Vice President |
| Leader3: | Rodrigo Ayala |
| Party3: | (Nuevas Ideas) |
| Election3: | 1 May 2021 |
| Members: | 60 deputies |
| Structure1: | File:Results of the 2024 Salvadoran legislative election.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Government (57)
Opposition: (3)
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| Committees1: | 8 |
| Term Length: | 3 years |
| Last Election1: | 4 February 2024 |
| Next Election1: | 2027 |
| Session Room: | Salon Azul del Palacio Lgislativo.jpg |
| Session Res: | 250px |
| Motto: | Puesta Nuestra Fe En Dios (English: We Put Our Faith In God) |
| Meeting Place: | Salon Azul, San Salvador |
| Constitution: | Constitution of El Salvador |
The Legislative Assembly (Spanish; Castilian: Asamblea Legislativa) is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador.
History
The organization was founded in 1824 as the Central American Congress (Spanish; Castilian: Congreso Federal Centroamericano).[1]
Structure
The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body. It is made up of 84 deputies, all of whom are elected by direct popular vote according to open-list proportional representation to serve three-year terms and are eligible for immediate re-election. Of these, 64 are elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies, corresponding to the country's 14 departments, which return between 3 and 16 deputies each. The remaining 20 deputies are selected on the basis of a single national constituency.
To be eligible for election to the assembly, candidates must be (Art. 126, Constitution):
- over 25;
- Salvadoran citizens by birth, born of at least one parent to be a Salvadoran citizen;
- of recognised honesty and education, and
- have not had the privilege of one's rights as a citizen cancelled in the previous five years.
On 1 June 2023, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele issued a proposal to the Legislative Assembly to reduce the number of its seats from 84 to 60.[2] The proposal was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 7 June 2023 and it will go into effect on 1 May 2024.[3]
Current standing by party
See also: List of members of the XIV Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.
Election results
See main article: 2024 Salvadoran general election.
Results
Other parliamentary bodies
El Salvador also returns 20 deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament, also elected according to open-list proportional representation from a single national constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Breve historia de la Asamblea Legislativa de la República de El Salvador . 19 August 2023.
- Web site: En Vivo: En su Discurso del Cuarto Año de Gobierno Bukele Presenta Propuesta para Reducir de 262 a 44 Municipios y Diputados a 60. Live: In His Speech of Four Years of Government Bukele Presents Proposal to Reduce from 262 to 44 Municipalities and Deputies to 60. es. 1 June 2023. 1 June 2023. El Salvador.com. Eugenia. Velásquez.
- Web site: El Salvador Slashes Size of Congress Ahead of Elections. en. 7 June 2023. 7 June 2023. Reuters. San Salvador, El Salvador. Nelson. Renteria. Kylie. Madry. Bill. Berkrot.
