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2027 Salvadoran legislative election

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2027 Salvadoran legislative election
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All 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderCurrent seats
NI Xavier Zablah Bukele 54
ARENA Carlos García Saade2
PCN Manuel Rodríguez2
PDC Reinaldo Carballo 1
Vamos Cesia Rivas1
Incumbent President
Ernesto Castro
Nuevas Ideas

Legislative and municipal elections are scheduled to be held in El Salvador on 28 February 2027, three years after the 2024 legislative election. Salvadorans will elect all 60 members of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador and all members of the country's 44 municipal councils. The election will occur with concurrent presidential elections. As of February 2026, eleven political parties are eligible to participate in the election.

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Political background

Nuevas Ideas, the political party of Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele, won the 2024 legislative election in a landslide victory, winning 54 of the Legislative Assembly's 60 seats. [1] : 360  Nuevas Ideas and allied parties also won 43 of the country's 44 municipalities and 16 of El Salvador's 20 seats in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN). [2] The members of the 14th Legislative Assembly and the 44 municipal councils assumed office on 1 May 2024. [3] [4]

Electoral reforms

On 31 July 2025, the Legislative Assembly voted to reform the constitution of El Salvador. One of the reforms included El Salvador's withdrawal from PARLACEN, describing it as an "inefficient waste" ("gasto ineficiente"). Due to this withdrawal, El Salvador will not elect members to PARLACEN in 2027. [5] Another reform moved the date of the 2029 presidential election to 2027 and extended presidential terms to six years. This reform made it so future presidential and legislative elections will occur in concurrence with each other instead of being staggered. [6]

Electoral system

Electoral procedure

The number of seats in the Legislative Assembly assigned to each of the 14 departments Cantidad de Diputados de Cada Departamento de El Salvador (2024).svg
The number of seats in the Legislative Assembly assigned to each of the 14 departments

In February 2025, the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) announced that it had scheduled the 2027 legislative and municipal elections to occur on 28 February 2027. [2] [8] Members of the Legislative Assembly will be elected via the D'Hondt method. [9] All legislative candidates must be Salvadoran citizens by birth and be at least 25 years old. [10] : 273  On 2 December 2025, the Legislative Assembly approved a US$172.1 million budget for the 2027 election. [11] Salvadorans have until 29 November 2026 to be registered to vote. [12] As of 6 March 2026, there are 6,477,745 registered voters, of which, 5,533,061 reside in the country and live 944,684 abroad. [13]

Political parties

Political parties must be registered with the TSE in order to participate in the 2027 legislative and municipal elections. As of February 2026, eleven political parties are eligible to participate in the election. [14] New political parties have until 4 April to petition the TSE for registration and until 31 August to be fully registered. [13]

PartyLeader2024 results
LegislativeMunicipalities
PDC Christian Democratic Party
Partido Demócrata Cristiano		 Reinaldo Carballo
1 / 60
4 / 44
FMLN Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional		 Manuel Flores
0 / 60
0 / 44
GANA Grand Alliance for National Unity
Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional		Nelson Guardado
0 / 60
6 / 44
V Let's Go
Vamos		Cesia Rivas
1 / 60
0 / 44
PCN National Coalition Party
Partido de Concertación Nacional		Manuel Rodríguez
2 / 60
4 / 44
ARENA Nationalist Republican Alliance
Alianza Republicana Nacionalista		Carlos García Saade
2 / 60
1 / 44
NI New Ideas
Nuevas Ideas		 Xavier Zablah Bukele
54 / 60
28 / 44
DS Salvadoran Democracy
Democracia Salvadoreña		Adolfo Salume Artiñano
0 / 60
0 / 44
PAIS Salvadoran Independent Party
Partido Independiente Salvadoreño		Roy García
0 / 60
0 / 44
FPS Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity
Fraternidad Patriota Salvadoreña		Óscar Morales Lemus
0 / 60
0 / 44
FS Solidary Force
Fuerza Solidaria		Rigoberto Soto
0 / 60
1 / 44

Candidates

Since the 2024 election, one mayor from Nuevas Ideas has been expelled from the party. [15]

Election campaign

Political parties have until 7 April 2026 to announce their legislative and municipal primary elections and until 29 July to hold them. [13] The parties will then have until 19 November to register their legislative and municipal candidates with the TSE. [16] Citizen Action, a non-governmental organization, will monitor the primary elections. [17] The official campaigning period sanctioned by the TSE will span from 27 October 2026 to 24 February 2027. [18]

Nuevas Ideas

In February 2026, Ernesto Castro, the president of the Legislative Assembly, stated that the opposition winning 16 seats in the Legislative Assembly would "cause instability" ("causar inestabilidad") [19] and "dismantle the state of exception" ("desmantelar el régimen"). [20] Later that month, Castro announced that he will run for re-election to the Legislative Assembly [21] and that Nuevas Ideas aimed to win all 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly. [22]

William Soriano, a deputy from La Unión, confirmed that he was seeking re-election in 2027, adding that he will not campaign due to his confidence that he will win re-election. [23]

Nationalist Republican Alliance

In September 2025, Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party president Carlos García Saade confirmed that ARENA will participate in the 2027 election. [24] In a February 2026 interview with Encuentro TV, Saade said that El Salvador needs a "balance of power" ("balance de poder") in the Legislative Assembly. [19] He also stated that ARENA would not vote to free gang members arrested during the Salvadoran gang crackdown. [20] Saade announced that the party eliminated a requirement for deputy candidates needing to be a member of ARENA for 5 years to run. [19] Joel Sánchez, ARENA's 2024 presidential candidate, remarked on the Las Cosas Como Son show that he believed the opposition could win an additional seat in the Legislative Assembly. [25]

In January 2026, ARENA deputy Marcella Villatoro announced that the party has compiled its list of candidates for the Legislative Assembly from the San Salvador Department. [26] Villatoro stated that ARENA expects to win "the largest possible number" ("el mayor número posible") of seats in the Legislative Assembly. [27] On 13 February 2026, Milagro Navas announced that she will run for re-election as Mayor of La Libertad Este. She is ARENA's only mayor and the only one of El Salvador's 44 mayors aligned with the opposition. [28]

Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front

On 7 December 2025, Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) secretary general Manuel Flores announced that the party will participate in the 2027 election. He added that the party was open to forming coalitions in the legislative and municipal elections to defeat Bukele's allies [29] [30] but ruled out forming coalitions with ARENA. [31] The FMLN eliminated a rule requiring its electoral candidates to be party members, referring to non-party candidates as "citizen candidates" ("ciudadanos candidatos"). [29] [30] Flores has announced that he will lead the FMLN's 2027 electoral campaign. [32] According to Flores, the FMLN hopes to win at least one seat in the Legislative Assembly. [27]

Grand Alliance for National Unity

Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) vice president Guillermo Gallegos stated that the party is open to forming legislative and municipal coalitions with any political party with the exception of ARENA, the FMLN, and Vamos. [33] In February 2026, Gallegos stated that GANA aimed to increase its number of mayors two- or three-fold. Party affiliate Maximiliano Díaz stated that the party sought to return to the Legislative Assembly after having lost all its seats in the 2024 election, adding that "[GANA] wants to be associates, not accomplices" ("nosotros queremos ser socios, no cómplices") and that GANA wants to serve as a "constructive opposition" ("oposición constructiva"). [34]

In March 2026, Salvador Menéndez, the mayor of La Paz Oeste, announced that he will not seek re-election in 2027. [35]

Vamos

In December 2025, Vamos deputy Claudia Ortiz stated that Vamos will not form coalitions with any other party. [36] In February 2026, Ortiz stated that she was evaluating the possibility of her seeking re-election to the Legislative Assembly. She also stated that the party was interested in nominating candidates in the municipal elections. [37] She also announced that the party would form alliances with leaders in "different social sectors" ("diferentes sectores sociales") but would not form coalitions with ARENA or the FMLN, citing that they "had not been allies the people" ("no han sido aliados del pueblo"). [38] Ortiz herself is considering seeking re-election to the Legislative Assembly or running for Mayor of San Salvador Centro. [39] According to Ortiz, Vamos projects that it will win at least 16 seats in the Legislative Assembly. [40]

On 6 March, Vamos leader Cesia Rivas announced that the party will soon announce if it will participate in the presidential election ahead of the party's 16 March primary elections. [41]

Christian Democratic Party

On 6 March 2026, Christian Democratic Party (PDC) announced that it will participate in the legislative and municipal elections. Nelson de la Cruz Alvarado, the party's judicial affairs secretary, added that the party had not yet set a date for its primary elections. [42]

National Coalition Party

In February 2026, Nuevas Ideas deputy William Soriano accused the National Coalition Party (PCN) of allowing former ARENA members to seek office as PCN members in the 2027 elections. In March, PCN leader Manuel Rodríguez criticized Soriano's accusations. [43]

Salvadoran Independent Party

The Salvadoran Independent Party (PAIS) has not announced its participation in the 2027 legislative or municipal elections. [44]

Solidary Force

Solidary Force (FS) has not announced its participation in the 2027 legislative or municipal elections. [44]

Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity

The Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity (FPS) has not announced its participation in the 2027 legislative or municipal elections. [44]

Salvadoran Democracy

Salvadoran Democracy (DS) has stated that it will focus its 2027 election participation on the legislative election. [44]

Cambio Total

According to politician Ronal Umaña, the founder of Cambio Total, ARENA offered to name him as the party's candidate for mayor of San Salvador Centro or La Libertad Sur. He said he would accept the nomination if ARENA, the FMLN, and Vamos agreed to form a coalition. [45]

Opinion polling

See also

References

  1. ↑ Henríquez, Alexis (16 December 2024). "Entre la Reelección, la Transparencia y la Participación Ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral 2024 en El Salvador" [El Salvador: Between Reelection, Transparency, and Citizen Participation in the 2024 Elections]. Revista Elecciones (in Spanish). 23 (28). Mexico City, Mexico: 353–374. doi: 10.53557/Elecciones.2024.v23n28.12 . ISSN   1994-5272. OCLC   10791999921 . Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Salvadoreños Elegirán a Diputados y Concejos Municipales en Elecciones de Febrero de 2027" [Salvadorans Will Elect Deputies and Municipal Councils in February 2027 Elections]. Infobae . 14 May 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Cortez, Arlen (1 May 2024). "Asamblea Legislativa Toma Posesión para el Periodo 2024–2027: Así Estará Conformada la Junta Directiva (+Video)" [The Legislative Assembly for the 2024–2027 Term Assumes Office: This Is How the Directive Junta Will Be Composed (+Video)]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Calderón, Beatriz (1 May 2024). "El Salvador se Reduce a 44 Nuevos Municipios ¿Cómo se Llama el Suyo, Qué Distritos Incluye y Quién lo Gobernará?" [El Salvador Is Reduced to 44 New Municipalities. What Is Yours Called, What Districts Are Included, and Who Will Govern Them?]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "El Salvador: Congreso Aprueba Reforma para Dejar el PARLACEN" [El Salvador: Congress Approves Reform to Leave PARLACEN]. DW Español (in Spanish). 31 July 205. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Graham, Chris (1 August 2025). "El Salvador Scraps Term Limits, Paving Way for Bukele to Rule Indefinitely". BBC . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Magaña, Yolanda (7 June 2023). "Aprueban Reducción a 60 Diputados y Eliminan Diputaciones por Residuos" [They Approve the Reduction to 60 Deputies and Eliminate Deputations for Residues]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "El Salvador Tendrá Elecciones en Febrero de 2027" [El Salvador Will Have Elections in February 2027]. Prensa Latina (in Spanish). 26 February 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Mondragón, Lissette (8 June 2023). "¿Qué es el Método D'Hondt, el Nuevo Sistema de Elección?" [What is the D'Hondt Method, the New Election System?]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Nohlen, Dieter (2005). Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1: North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. pp. 270–299. ISBN   9780191557934. OCLC   58051010 . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  11. ↑ Morales, David (2 December 2025). "Diputados Aprueban Presupuesto de $172.1 Millones para las Elecciones Generales de 2027" [Deputies Approve a $172.1 Million Budget for the 2027 General Elections]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Salvadoreños en Territorio Nacional Tienen Hasta el 27 de Abril para Actualizar su Dirección en DUI y Registro Electoral" [Salvadorans Within El Salvador Have Until 27 April to Update their Address on Their ID and Electoral Registry]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 Magaña, Yolanda (6 March 2026). "TSE Anuncia Periodo Legal para que los Partidos Políticos Convoquen y Realicen Elecciones Internas Hacia Comicios 2027" [TSE Announces Legal Period for Political Parties to Announce and Hold Primary Elections for the 2027 Elections]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  14. ↑ Mondragón, Lissette (3 February 2026). "¿Habrá Participación de Nuevos Partidos Políticos en Elecciones 2027 en El Salvador? Esto Responde el TSE" [Will New Political Parties Participate in the 2027 Elections in El Salvador? This Is the TSE's Answer]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  15. ↑ Alfaro, Xiomara (8 March 2025). "Nueva Ideas Expulsa a Alcalde de San Salvador Este, José Chicas, y Pide su Destitución" [Nuevas Ideas Expels Mayor of San Salvador Este, José Chicas, and Calls for His Removal]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "FMLN Inicia Proceso de Elección de Candidaturas con Nombramiento de Comisión Electoral y Reglamento" [The FMLN Begins the Election Process for Candidates with the Establishment of the Election and Regulation Commission]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 10 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  17. ↑ Magaña, Yolanda (20 February 2026). "Organización AC Hará Monitoreo de Elecciones Internas de Partidos para Elegir Candidatos a Presidente, Diputados y Alcaldes 2027" [AC Organization Will Monitor the Internal Party Elections to Elect Candidates for President, Deputies, and Mayors for 2027]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "El Salvador, a Un Año de las Próximas Elecciones Generales Tras Reforma Constitucional" [El Salvador, One Year from the Next General Elections After Constitutional Reforms]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  19. 1 2 3 "Presidente de ARENA Aboga por "Un Balance de Poder" en la Próxima Asamblea Legislativa" ["ARENA President Calls for "A Balance of Power" in the Next Legislative Assembly]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  20. 1 2 "Presidente de Arena Dice que su Partido no Votaría para Liberar Pandilleros" [ARENA President Says that His Party Will Not Vote to Liberate Gang Members]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  21. ↑ Morales, David (18 February 2026). "Ernesto Castro Anuncia su Intención de Buscar la Reelección en los Comicios de 2027" [Ernesto Castro Announces His Intention to Seek Re-Election in the 2027 Election]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  22. ↑ Magaña, Yolanda (21 February 2026). "Ernesto Castro Afirma que Nuevas Ideas Buscará 60 Diputados y Descarta Fortaleza de la Oposición" [Ernesto Castro Affirms that Nuevas Ideas Seeks 60 Deputies and Dismisses the Opposition's Fortress]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  23. ↑ "William Soriano Dice no Hará Campaña Hacia Elecciones 2027" [William Soriano Says He Will Not Campaign in the 2027 Elections]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  24. ↑ García, Jesica (18 September 2025). "ARENA Anuncia que Participará en Elecciones de 2027 Tras «Limpiar la Casa»" [ARENA Announces that It Will Participate in the 2027 Elections After "Cleaning House"]. El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish).
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  27. 1 2 "FMLN Aspira por lo Menos a un Diputado para el Periodo 2027–2030" [FMLN Hopes to Win At Least One Deputy for the 2027–2030 Term]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 24 February 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
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  29. 1 2 Crespín, Verónica (7 December 2025). "El FMLN Confirma que Participará en Elecciones 2027 y Elimina el Requisito de ser Afiliado para ser Candidato" [The FMLN Confirms that It Will Participate in the 2027 Elections and Eliminates the Requirement of Being Affiliated with the Party to be a Candidate]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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  32. ↑ "Manuel "Chino" Flores Anuncia que Él Dirigirá Campaña Electoral del FMLN Hacia Comicios 2027" [Manuel "Chino" Flores Announced He Will Lead the FMLN's Electoral Campaign in the 2027 Elections]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  33. ↑ Morales, David (16 December 2025). "GANA Competirá Contra ARENA y FMLN en Elección Presidencial por Magistrado del TSE: "No le Podemos Hacer Competencia a Bukele"" [GANA Will Compete Against ARENA and the FMLN in the Presidential Election for the TSE Magistracies: "We Cannot Compete With Bukele"]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  34. ↑ Morales, David (19 February 2026). "GANA Apuesta por Volver a la Asamblea Legislativa: "Queremos ser Socios, no Cómplices"" [GANA Bets on Returning to the Legislative Assembly: "We Want to be Associates, Not Accomplices"]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  35. ↑ Morales, David (16 March 2026). "Salvador Menéndez, Alcalde de La Paz Oeste Anuncia que no Buscará la Reelección en 2027" [Salvador Menéndez, Mayor of La Paz Oeste, Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2027]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  36. ↑ Guzmán, Jessica (9 December 2025). "Claudia Ortiz Descarta "Categóricamente" Alianza de Vamos con Partidos para Elecciones 2027" [Claudia Ortiz "Categorically" Dismisses Alliances Between Vamos and Other Parties for the 2027 Elections]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  37. ↑ Palacios, Claudia (3 February 2026). "Vamos Realiza Consulta Ciudadana para Definir Candidatos" [Vamos Conducts Citizens Consulting to Select Candidates]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  38. ↑ "Claudia Ortiz Anuncia Alianzas con Sectores Sociales Rumbo a Elecciones 2027" [Claudia Ortiz Announces Alliances with Social Sectors for the 2027 Election Campaign]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 25 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  39. ↑ Morales, David (26 February 2026). ""Estoy Indecisa": Claudia Ortiz Sobre Competir por Alcaldía o Diputación en San Salvador" ["I Am Undecided": Claudia Ortiz on Running for Mayor or Deputy in San Salvador]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  40. ↑ Crespín, Verónica (12 January 2026). "Partido Opositor Vamos, con un Escaño, Proyecta Superar los 16 Diputados en las Elecciones de 2027" [Opposition Party Vamos, With One Seat, Projects to Surpass 16 Deputies in the 2027 Elections]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  41. ↑ Morales, David (6 March 2026). "Vamos Pagará su Campaña "con el Apoyo de Toda la Ciudadanía", Dice Cesia Rivas" [Vamos Will Finance Its Campaign "With the Support of the Entire Citizenry", Says Cesia Rivas]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  42. ↑ Morales, David (6 March 2026). "PDC Participará en Elecciones de Diputados y Alcaldes: Bukele "Tiene el Camino Libre para Seguir Siendo Presidente"". La Noticia SV (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  43. ↑ Morales, David (6 March 2026). "PCN Responde a Críticas de William Soriano: "También Deberían de Verse en el Espejo"" [PCN Responds to Criticisms from William Soriano: "They Should Also Look in the Mirror"]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  44. 1 2 3 4 Tobar, Alex (10 March 2026). "Partidos Políticos Inician Organización Interna de Cara a Elecciones de 2027" [Political Parties Begin to Organize Primaries Ahead of the 2027 Elections]. Diario la Huella (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  45. ↑ Lemus, Adonai (6 February 2026). "ARENA Habría Propuesto a Ronal Umaña como Candidato a Alcalde de San Salvador o Santa Tecla" [ARENA Could Propose Ronal Umaña as a Candidate for Mayor of San Salvador or Santa Tecla]. Diario la Huella (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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