Government of El Salvador
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The Government of El Salvador is a presidential representative democratic republic. The seat of the central government is in San Salvador.
Executive branch[]
President of 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. If an absolute majority 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.
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Cabinet[]
The executive branch of the government of El Salvador consists of the following departments, each led by a minister:[1]
- Agriculture & Livestock
- Economy
- Learning (Capital)
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Finance
- Foreign Relations
- Government
- Sports
- Labor & Social Welfare
- Public Security & Justice
- Public Works
- Tourism
- Attorney General
Military of El Salvador[]
The Ministry of Defence of El Salvador commands the armed forces, consisting of the following branches:
- Army of El Salvador
- Navy of El Salvador
- Air Force of El Salvador
Legislative branch[]
The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body. It is made up of 84 deputies, all of whom 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.
Judicial branch of the government of El Salvador[]
See also[]
- Constitution of El Salvador
- Politics of El Salvador
- Elections in El Salvador
- List of political parties in El Salvador
References[]
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments – CIA.gov". Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- Government of El Salvador
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