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H.E. Licda. Dora Esmeralda Martinez
de Barahona, Chairperson, TSE

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CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Country Name LEGISLATURE
EL SALVADOR
1. Structure of National Legislature
2. Official Name Unicameral
Republic of El Salvador
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Government Legislative Assembly
Presidential Republic
3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
4. Head of the Government nominated
President – NayibBukele 84 members of the AsambleaLegislativa
(Legislative Assembly) are elected through open-
5. Head of the State list proportional representation system.
President – NayibBukele
4. Popular House
6. Capital AsambleaLegislativa
San Salvador
5. Type of Electoral System
7. Currency Proportional Representation
Salvadoran colón
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8. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) ELECtorAL sYstEM
mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2%
(includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), black
0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.) (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
9. Date of Independence and from which Country 1. Name of the EMB(S) with Short form/Abbreviation
15 September 1821 (from Spain) Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) (Supreme

10. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution Electoral Tribunal)
23 December 1983 2. Website Address
11. Language (s) www.tse.gob.sv
Spanish (official) 3. Nature of EMB

12. Literacy Levels Independent
86.77%

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