Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
The Legislative Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador.
History
The organization was founded in 1824 as the Central American Congress. The 1824 constitution first established a bicameral legislature, including Senate. The 1880 constitution retained a bicameral legislature. The 1886 constitution introduced a unicameral legislature.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 :
- 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.