Electoral Calendar and Outcome
Archive - El Salvador
The table below displays all Salvadoran elections for which SIGLA has gathered data, up to the most recent election.
| Country - Election (Year) | Date of Election | Result of Election | Electoral Process that Governed Election | Electoral Integrity | Date of Next Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador - President (2024) | 1st Round: 4 February 2024 [1] 2nd Round: Not applicable: according to Article 80 of the Constitution (1983) [2], the election does not need a 2nd round if the 1st place candidate obtained more than 50% of the valid votes. [1] Tribunal Supremo Electoral, "CALENDARIO ELECTORAL 2024," https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/99z8eo7nwr4cbts7lill8/El-Salvador_Calendario-Electoral_2024_20240808.pdf?rlkey=uqd1htqglzln85auo7k7g6tjj&e=1&st=qgmh2jyc&unfurl=slack_gen&dl=0 [2] Asamblea Legislativa, "CONSTITUCIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR," https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/69A06B07-4F30-4F0E-8FB1-D664A3E6D8CC.pdf | 1st Round: Elected: Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez — New Ideas (Nuevas Ideas) See Electoral Authority data here: https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/Bukele-gano-con-2.6-millones-de-votos-validos-20240208-0086.html 2nd Round: Not applicable: according to Article 80 of the Constitution (1983) [1], the election does not need a 2nd round if the 1st place candidate obtained more than 50% of the valid votes. [1] Asamblea Legislativa, "CONSTITUCIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR," https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/69A06B07-4F30-4F0E-8FB1-D664A3E6D8CC.pdf * The electoral results linked above are articles from a local news organization, which compiled electoral results announced by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo Electoral) | According to Article 80 of the Constitution (1983) [1], El Salvador's president is elected in 2 rounds by direct popular vote by a single national constituency. In the event that the 1st place candidate obtains more than 50% of the valid votes during the 1st round election, they are immediately elected without the need for a 2nd round. [1] Asamblea Legislativa, "CONSTITUCIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR," https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/69A06B07-4F30-4F0E-8FB1-D664A3E6D8CC.pdf | Freedom House: Not available, awaiting publication of updated metrics. V-Dem: Not available, awaiting publication of updated metrics. | Not yet announced: according to Article 154 of the Constitution (1983) [1], presidential elections are held every 5 years. The next election is expected to take place in 2029. [1] Asamblea Legislativa, "CONSTITUCIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR," https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/69A06B07-4F30-4F0E-8FB1-D664A3E6D8CC.pdf |
| El Salvador - National Assembly [Unicameral Legislature] (2024) | 4 February 2024 [1] [1] Tribunal Supremo Electoral, "CALENDARIO ELECTORAL 2024," https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/99z8eo7nwr4cbts7lill8/El-Salvador_Calendario-Electoral_2024_20240808.pdf?rlkey=uqd1htqglzln85auo7k7g6tjj&e=1&st=qgmh2jyc&unfurl=slack_gen&dl=0 | Elections through a Proportional Representation System in Multi-Member Districts -- National-level results are not available. Disaggregated figures for parties and coalitions' performance in provinces can be accessed via the source linked below. See Electoral Authority data here: https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/TSE-concluye-escrutinio-de-13-departamentos-pero-sigue-sin-hacer-publicos-resultados-20240216-0065.html * The electoral results linked above are published by a national newspaper, which synthesized the results page of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo Electoral). | According to Article 79 of the Constitution (1983) [1] and Article 185 of the Electoral Code [2] (Código Electoral), members of El Salvador's National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) are elected through an open-list proportional representation system in multi-member districts. [1] Asamblea Legislativa (Internet Archive - 9 January 2024), "CONSTITUCIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR," https://web.archive.org/web/20240109232630/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/69A06B07-4F30-4F0E-8FB1-D664A3E6D8CC.pdf [2] Tribunal Supremo Electoral (Internet Archive - 5 February 2024), "Código Electoral de El Salvador," https://web.archive.org/web/20240205103505/http://info2024.tse.gob.sv/laip_tse/documentos/leyes/codigo-electoral/Codigo-Electoral-30-04-2021.pdf | Freedom House: Not available, awaiting publication of updated metrics. V-Dem: Not available, awaiting publication of updated metrics. | Not yet announced: according to Article 124 of the Constitution (1983) [1], legislative elections are held every 3 years. The next election is expected to take place in 2027. [1] Asamblea Legislativa, "CONSTITUCIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR," https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/69A06B07-4F30-4F0E-8FB1-D664A3E6D8CC.pdf |
| El Salvador - President (2019) | 1st Round: 3 February 2019 [1] 2nd Round: Not applicable: according to Article 80 of the Constitution (1983) [2], the election does not need a 2nd round if the 1st place candidate obtained more than 50% of the valid votes. [1] Tribunal Supremo Electoral (Internet Archive 7 December 2023), "Convocatoria a elección 2019," https://web.archive.org/web/20231207002057/https://www.tse.gob.sv/elecci%C3%B3n-2019/Convocatoria-a-elecci%C3%B3n-2019 [2] Asamblea Legislativa (Internet Archive - 9 January 2024), "CONSTITUCIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR," https://web.archive.org/web/20240109232630/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/69A06B07-4F30-4F0E-8FB1-D664A3E6D8CC.pdf | 1st Round: Elected: Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez — Grand Alliance for National Unity (Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional) See Electoral Authority data here: https://web.archive.org/web/20230612185351/https://www.tse.gob.sv/2019/escrutinio-final/presidencial/index.html 2nd Round: Not applicable: according to Article 80 of the Constitution (1983) [1], the election does not need a 2nd round if the 1st place candidate obtained more than 50% of the valid votes. [1] Asamblea Legislativa (Internet Archive - 9 January 2024), "CONSTITUCIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR," https://web.archive.org/web/20240109232630/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/69A06B07-4F30-4F0E-8FB1-D664A3E6D8CC.pdf | According to Article 80 of the Constitution (1983) [1], El Salvador's president is elected in 2 rounds by direct popular vote by a single national constituency. In the event that the 1st place candidate obtains more than 50% of the valid votes during the 1st round election, they are immediately elected without the need for a 2nd round. [1] Asamblea Legislativa (Internet Archive - 9 January 2024), "CONSTITUCIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR," https://web.archive.org/web/20240109232630/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/69A06B07-4F30-4F0E-8FB1-D664A3E6D8CC.pdf | Freedom House [1]: 4 V-Dem [2]: 3.4 [1] Freedom House (Internet Archive - 5 August 2024), "Freedom in the World 2023," https://web.archive.org/web/20240805192209/https://freedomhouse.org/country/el-salvador/freedom-world/2023 [2] Varieties of Democracy, "The V-Dem Dataset," https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/ | 4 February 2024 [1] [1] Tribunal Supremo Electoral (Internet Archive - 29 March 2024), "Guía de Elecciones 2024 El Salvador," https://web.archive.org/web/20240329030212/https://www.tse.gob.sv/elecciones-2024/inicio |
| El Salvador - National Assembly [Unicameral Legislature] (2021) | 28 February 2021 [1] [1] Tribunal Supremo Electoral, "Calendario Electoral," https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mdxe65ltxggqp6jnu7hx5/El-Salvador_Calendario-Electoral_2021_20240808.xlsx?rlkey=ixoncfbg3vhpj18wrxn2sbev9&e=1&st=evgrj1hf&dl=0 | Elections through a Proportional Representation System in Multi-Member Districts -- 1st place: New Ideas (Nuevas Ideas): 1,430,578 votes (54.67% of valid votes) -- 2nd place: New Ideas-Grand Alliance for National Unity (Nuevas Ideas-Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional): 311,723 votes (11.91% of valid votes) -- 3rd place: Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista): 206,328.32817369 votes (7.88% of valid votes) See Electoral Authority data here; results found on page 214: https://web.archive.org/web/20230205155726/https://www.tse.gob.sv/documentos/memorias-de-elecciones/memoria-elecciones-2021.pdf | According to Article 79 of the Constitution (1983) [1] and Article 185 of the Electoral Code [2] (Código Electoral), members of El Salvador's National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) are elected through an open-list proportional representation system in multi-member districts. [1] Asamblea Legislativa (Internet Archive - 9 January 2024), "CONSTITUCIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR," https://web.archive.org/web/20240109232630/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/69A06B07-4F30-4F0E-8FB1-D664A3E6D8CC.pdf [2] Tribunal Supremo Electoral (Internet Archive - 5 February 2024), "Código Electoral de El Salvador," https://web.archive.org/web/20240205103505/http://info2024.tse.gob.sv/laip_tse/documentos/leyes/codigo-electoral/Codigo-Electoral-30-04-2021.pdf | Freedom House [1]: 3 V-Dem [2]: 2.92 [1] Freedom House (Internet Archive - 5 August 2024), "Freedom in the World 2023," https://web.archive.org/web/20240805192209/https://freedomhouse.org/country/el-salvador/freedom-world/2023 [2] Varieties of Democracy, "The V-Dem Dataset," https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/ | 4 February 2024 [1] [1] Tribunal Supremo Electoral (Internet Archive - 29 March 2024), "Guía de Elecciones 2024 El Salvador," https://web.archive.org/web/20240329030212/https://www.tse.gob.sv/elecciones-2024/inicio |