# Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

The Legislative Assembly (Spanish: 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: Congreso Federal Centroamericano).

## Structure

The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body. Until 2024, it was 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 were 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 were 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. The proposal was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 7 June 2023 and went into effect on 1 May 2024.

## Current standing by party

| Party | Ideology | Position | Deputies |
| Nuevas Ideas (NI) | Bukelism | Big tent | 54 |
| Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) | Conservatism | Center-right to right-wing | 2 |
| National Coalition Party (PCN) | Conservatism | Center-right | 2 |
| Vamos (V) | Liberalism | Center | 1 |
| Christian Democratic Party (PDC) | Christian democracy | Center to center-left | 1 |
| Source: Legislative Assembly of El Salvador ||||

## Current leadership

The following table displays the Legislative Assembly's leadership, which were elected on 1 May 2024.
| Office | Holder | Political affiliation | Department | Term |
| President | Ernesto Castro | Nuevas Ideas | San Salvador | 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027 |
| First Vice President | Suecy Callejas | Nuevas Ideas | San Salvador | 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027 |
| Second Vice President | Rodrigo Ayala | Nuevas Ideas | San Salvador | 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027 |
| First Secretary | Elisa Rosales | Nuevas Ideas | San Salvador | 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027 |
| Second Secretary | Reynaldo López | National Coalition Party | Chalatenango | 1 May 2024 – 2025 |
| Second Secretary | Serafín Orantes | National Coalition Party | Ahuachapán | 2025 – 1 May 2027 |
| Third Secretary | Reinaldo Carballo | Christian Democratic Party | San Miguel | 1 May 2024 – 1 May 2027 |

## Election results
### Results

| | Nuevas Ideas | 2,200,332 | 70.56 | 54 | –2 |
| | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 227,357 | 7.29 | 2 | –12 |
| | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front | 195,920 | 6.28 | 0 | –4 |
| | National Coalition Party | 101,641 | 3.26 | 2 | – |
| | Grand Alliance for National Unity | 99,344 | 3.19 | 0 | –5 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | 93,108 | 2.99 | 1 | – |
| | Vamos | 91,675 | 2.94 | 1 | – |
| | Solidary Force | 51,021 | 1.64 | 0 | New |
| | Nuestro Tiempo | 41,060 | 1.32 | 0 | –1 |
| | Democratic Change | 12,165 | 0.39 | 0 | – |
| | PDC–PCN | 4,913 | 0.16 | 0 | – |
| Total | Total | 3,118,536 | 100.00 | 60 | –24 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,118,536 | 96.46 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 74,146 | 2.29 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 40,208 | 1.24 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 3,232,890 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 6,214,399 | 52.02 | | |
| Source: TSE ||||||

## 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

Members of the Legislative Assembly 1928–present :
| Key to parties  Authentic Democratic Christian Movement  Christian Democratic Party  Democratic Action  Democratic Change  Democratic Convergence  Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front  Grand Alliance for National Unity  Grand Alliance for National Unity  Liberal Democratic Party  Movement of Unity  National Action Party  National Conciliation Party/National Coalition Party  National Democratic Party  National Pro Patria Party  National Revolutionary Movement  Nationalist Democratic Union  Nationalist Republican Alliance  Nuestro Tiempo  Nuevas Ideas  Renovating Action Party  Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification  Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party  Salvadoran Popular Party  Social Christian Renewal Party  National Opposition Union  United Democratic Center  United Independent Democratic Front  Vamos  Independent politician ||
| Election | Distribution |
| 1928 | 42 |
| 1932 | Election canceled |
| 1936 | 42 |
| 1939 | 42 |
| 1944 | 42 |
| 1950 | 14 38 |
| 1952 | 54 |
| 1954 | 54 |
| 1956 | 54 |
| 1958 | 54 |
| 1960 | 54 |
| 1961 | 54 |
| 1964 | 14 6 32 |
| 1968 | 19 2 4 27 |
| 1970 | 16 1 1 34 |
| 1972 | 8 1 4 39 |
| 1974 | 15 1 36 |
| 1976 | 52 |
| 1978 | 4 50 |
| 1982 | 24 1 2 14 19 |
| 1985 | 33 1 1 12 13 |
| 1988 | 22 7 31 |
| 1991 | 22 1 1 8 9 39 |
| 1994 | 21 18 1 1 4 39 |
| 1997 | 27 10 1 2 2 3 11 28 |
| 2000 | 31 10 3 2 13 29 |
| 2003 | 31 5 5 16 27 |
| 2006 | 32 6 2 10 34 |
| 2009 | 35 5 1 11 32 |
| 2012 | 31 1 1 7 11 33 |
| 2015 | 31 1 6 11 35 |
| 2018 | 23 2 1 1 9 10 37 |
| 2021 | 4 1 1 56 2 5 1 14 |
| 2024 | 1 54 2 1 2 |