Politics of El Salvador

Politics of El Salvador Political parties in El Salvador Elections in El Salvador President: 2004

Elections in El Salvador gives information on election and election results in El Salvador. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

El Salvador elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) has 84 members, elected for a three year term, 64 members in multi-seat constituencies and 20 by proportional representation. El Salvador has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties , with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Contents

1 Last elections 2 Past elections 3 See also 4 External links

Last elections

• Salvadoran presidential election, 2004

Past elections

To be added

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld (http://www.electionworld.org/elsalvador.htm)
• Adam Carr's Election Archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/e/elsalvador/)