The creation of a special electoral district for Salvadorans abroad could significantly alter political representation in El Salvador and raise new questions about the balance of the electoral system, according to the analysis “Constitutional Reforms in El...
The proposed reform to the Electoral Code, pushed by the Ministry of the Interior, would create a special district for Salvadorans living abroad with between five and six dedicated lawmakers, but it would also affect party representation in the Legislative Assembly —...
A seat allocation projection based on the 2024 legislative election results reveals that the legislative redistribution proposed by the government less than a year before the 2027 elections would leave Arena without a seat in San Salvador and La Libertad, according to...
Lawmaker Marcela Villatoro, of the opposition Nationalist Republican Alliance (Arena) party, argued yesterday that the redistribution of the 60 legislative seats contained in a proposed reform to the Electoral Code would violate Article 79 of the Constitution of the...
The assignment of six lawmakers to the district for Salvadorans abroad was questioned by lawmaker Marcela Villatoro (ARENA), who pointed out that, since the ruling party does not intend to increase the number of lawmakers, the criteria for deciding where to take seats...
El Salvador is reforming its electoral system in fits and starts in the name of democracy, but the changes are advancing without public debate, without consulting civil society, and turning a deaf ear to the opposition’s positions. The two most recent...
