Politics of El Salvador

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Politics of the Republic of El Salvador Política de la República de El Salvador
Coat of arms of El Salvador
Polity type	Presidential republic
Constitution	1983 Constitution of El Salvador
Formation	15 September 1821
Legislative branch
Name	Legislative Assembly
Type	Unicameral
Meeting place	San Salvador
Presiding officer	Ernesto Castro, President of the Legislative Assembly
Executive branch
Head of State
Title	President of El Salvador
Currently	Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara (acting)
Appointer	Elected by the citizenry
Cabinet
Current cabinet	Cabinet of Nayib Bukele
Judicial branch
Name	Supreme Court of Justice
Courts	Constitutional Court Administrative Disputes Court Civil Court Criminal Court
Chief judge	Óscar Alberto López Jerez

Politics of El Salvador
Constitution Constitutional history Abortion law LGBT rights
Executive President Nayib Bukele Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara (acting) Vice President Félix Ulloa
Legislature Legislative Assembly President: Ernesto Castro
Administrative divisions Departments Municipalities
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2014 2019 2024 Legislative: 2018 2021 2024 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Alexandra Hill Tinoco Diplomatic missions of / in El Salvador Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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Politics 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 an executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Legislative Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. El Salvador was ranked 5th least electoral democratic country in Latin America and the Caribbean according to V-Dem Democracy indices in 2023 with a score of 0.378 out of 1.^[1][2]