Government of El Salvador
Encyclopedia
The government of El Salvador is a presidential
representative democratic
republic
. The seat of the federal government is in San Salvador
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- directly through a fixed-date general election whose winner is decided by absolute majority. If an absolute majority (50% + 1) is not achieved by any candidate in the first round of a presidential election, then a run-off election is conducted 30 days later between the two candidates who obtained the most votes in the first round. The presidential period is five years, and re-election is not permitted.
body. It is made up of 84 deputies
, all of who are elected by direct popular vote according to closed-list proportional representation to serve three-year terms and are eligible for immediate re-election. Of these, 64 are 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 are selected on the basis of a single national constituency.
Presidential system
A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
representative democratic
Representative democracy
Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
republic
Republic
A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
. The seat of the federal government is in San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
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President of El Salvador
El Salvador elects its head of state - the President of El SalvadorPresident of El Salvador
This page contains a list of Presidents of El Salvador.-Heads of State of El Salvador within the Federal Republic of Central America :*Pedro Barriere : 21 September 1821 - 28 November 1821*José Matías Delgado : 28 Nov 1821 - 9 February 1823...
- directly through a fixed-date general election whose winner is decided by absolute majority. If an absolute majority (50% + 1) is not achieved by any candidate in the first round of a presidential election, then a run-off election is conducted 30 days later between the two candidates who obtained the most votes in the first round. The presidential period is five years, and re-election is not permitted.
Cabinet
The executive branch of the government of El Salvador consists of the following departments, each led by a minister:- Agriculture & Livestock
- Defense
- Economy
- Education
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Finance
- Foreign Relations
- Government
- Health
- Labor & Social Welfare
- Public Security & Justice
- Public Works
- Tourism
- Attorney General
Military of El Salvador
- Main article: Military of El SalvadorMilitary of El SalvadorThe Armed Forces of El Salvador, in Spanish Fuerza Armada de El Salvador is the official name of the combined armed forces of El Salvador...
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- Ministry of Defence of El Salvador
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- Forces
- Army of El Salvador
- Navy of El SalvadorNavy of El SalvadorThe Navy of El Salvador is the naval arm of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. The current navy was created in 1952, after an absence of almost forty years....
- Air Force of El SalvadorAir Force of El SalvadorThe Salvadoran Air Force the air force of the Armed Forces of El Salvador, and is independent from the army and navy. It was formed on 20 March 1923 during a period of heavy interest in aviation in El Salvador. In 1947 after signing the treaty of Rio...
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Legislative branch
The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameralUnicameralism
In government, unicameralism is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house...
body. It is made up of 84 deputies
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or can refer to a unicameral legislature.-Description:...
, all of who are elected by direct popular vote according to closed-list proportional representation to serve three-year terms and are eligible for immediate re-election. Of these, 64 are elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies, corresponding to the country's 14 departments
Departments of El Salvador
||A list of the departments of El Salvador in alphabetical order.Department :# Ahuachapán # Cabañas # Chalatenango # Cuscatlán # La Libertad # La Paz...
, which return between 3 and 16 deputies each. The remaining 20 deputies are selected on the basis of a single national constituency.
Judicial branch of the government of El Salvador
- Supreme Court of El SalvadorSupreme Court of El SalvadorThe Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador is the highest court of El Salvador. The court sits in San Salvador. The current president is Judge José Belarmino Jaime, who has held the position for three consecutive terms.-Composition and criteria:...
See also
- Constitution of El SalvadorConstitution of El SalvadorThe current constitution was put in place in 1983 and amended in 2003.-Provisions of the 1983 constitution:The Constitution of 1983 is in many ways quite similar to the constitution of 1962, often incorporating verbatim passages from the earlier document...
- Politics of El SalvadorPolitics of El SalvadorPolitics of El Salvador takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of El Salvador is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in...
- Elections in El SalvadorElections in El SalvadorElections in El Salvador gives information on elections and election results in El Salvador.El Salvador elects its head of state – the President of El Salvador – directly through a fixed-date general election whose winner is decided by absolute majority...
- Political parties in El Salvador