Lawmakers in the Legislative Assembly questioned the fact that proceedings within the legislative body’s committees are being carried out without proper knowledge of the procedures for studying a bill, involving practices that, they pointed out, should not occur...
Second-tier officials, such as those of the Court of Accounts of the Republic (CCR) and the National Council of the Judiciary (CNJ), must be independent individuals who do not belong to political parties and who have the technical qualifications for the position, say...
During the June 26 session of the Legislative Assembly’s Technology, Tourism and Investment Committee, committee chair Dania González incorporated the vote of lawmaker Norma Lobo, who was not in the committee room at the time of the general vote. The incident...
The Legislative Assembly created six new seats in May to represent the nearly 961,000 Salvadorans registered on the overseas voter roll. The Nuevas Ideas lawmaker is vying for one of them, and in her announcement she claimed she was the lawmaker who received the most...
The National Registry of Natural Persons (RNPN) is charging $20 for the issuance and authentication of family status certificates intended for use abroad. This measure represents a significant increase compared to the fees charged by some municipalities before the...
In response to the needs reported by residents of the Valle Verde 1 and 2 neighborhoods in Apopa, San Salvador Oeste, regarding the lack of decent water service, which they have not had for approximately 20 years, ARENA party lawmaker Marcela Villatoro requested a...
