At stake in this election:

• 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Francisco FLORES Perez
• Head of Government: President Francisco FLORES Perez
• Assembly: El Salvador has a unicameral Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) with 84 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) 84 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 3-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation / (FMLN)
  • Leader: Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN
  • Seats won in last election: 31
• Party: Nationalist Republican Alliance / (ARENA)
  • Leader: Archic BALDOCCHI DUENAS
  • Seats won in last election: 29
• Party: Party of National Conciliation / (PCN)
  • Leader: Ciro CRUZ Zepeda
  • Seats won in last election: 14
• Party: Christian Democratic Party / (PDC)
  • Leader: Rodolfo PARKER
  • Seats won in last election: 5
• Party: National Action Party / (PAN)
  • Leader: Tomas MEJIA
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Christian Force / (FC)
  • Leader: Mauricio MEYER
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Popular Republican Party / (PPR)
  • Leader: Gloria SALGUERO GROSS
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Renovation Movement Party / (PMR)
  • Leader: Facundo GUARDADO
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Social Democratic Party / (PSD)
  • Leader: Jorge MELENDEZ
  • Seats won in last election: N/A

Last Legislative election:

• Last parliamentary elections were held on March 12, 2000.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 5,900,929 (2003)
• Registered Voters: 3,537,091 (2003)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 3,075,283 (2003)

·         Is El Salvador a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (14 November 1980)

·         Has El Salvador ratified CEDAW: Yes (19 August 1981)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 9 (following the 2003 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 116 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is El Salvador a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has El Salvador ratified CRPD: Yes (14 December 2007)

·         Population with a disability: 885,139 (est.)