- Elections in El Salvador
Elections in El Salvador gives information on
election s and election results in El Salvador.El Salvador elects itshead of state – thePresident of El Salvador – directly through a fixed-date general election whose winner is decided byabsolute majority . If an absolute majority (50% + 1) is not achieved by any candidate in the first round of a presidential election, then a run-off election is conducted 30 days later between the two candidates who obtained the most votes in the first round. The presidential period is five years, and re-election is not permitted. Salvadorans also elect a single-chamber, unicameral nationallegislature – theLegislative Assembly of El Salvador – composed of 84 members (deputies) elected by closed-list proportional representation for three-year terms, with the possibility of immediate re-election. Twenty of the 84 seats in the Legislative Assemby are elected on the basis of a single nationalconstituency . The remaining 64 are elected in 14 multi-memberconstituencies (corresponding to the country's 14 departments) that range from 3-16 seats each according to department population size.El Salvador has a
multi-party system , although twopolitical parties ,ARENA and theFMLN have tended to dominate elections, withARENA candidates having won the last four consecutive presidential elections.Latest elections
Past elections
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Electoral calendar
*Electoral system External links
* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/e/elsalvador/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
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