General Information
At stake in this election:
- 84 seats in the Asamblea Legislativa (Legislative Assembly)
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (since 1 June 2014)
- Head of Government: President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN
- Assembly: El Salvador has a unicameral Asamblea Legislativa (Legislative Assembly) consisting of 84 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- Members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected in multi-seat constituencies and a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 3-year terms.
Main parties in the election:
- National Republican Alliance (ARENA)
- Leader: Jorge VELADO
- Seats won in last election: 32
- Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN)
- Leader: Medardo GONZALEZ
- Seats won in last election: 31
- Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA)
- Leader: Jose Andres ROVIRA Caneles
- Seats won in last election: 11
- National Conciliation Party (NCP)
- Leader: Manuel RODRIGUEZ
- Seats won in last election: 4
Population and number of registered voters:
· Population: 6,141,350 (July 2015 est.)
· Registered Voters: 4,911,672 (2015)
Gender Data:
· Female Population: 3,185,578 (July 2015 est.)
· 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: 27 (32.14%)
· 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: 921,203