President of El Salvador

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The President of El Salvador is the country’s head of state and government, responsible for leading the executive branch, directing national policy, and representing El Salvador domestically and internationally.

Observed surface forms (2)


Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government
head of state
political office
appointedBy popular vote
appoints Council of Ministers of El Salvador
branch Government of El Salvador
surface form: Executive branch of El Salvador
canDissolve none (cannot dissolve the Legislative Assembly)
canVeto legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
constitutingInstrument Constitution of El Salvador
country El Salvador NERFINISHED
deputy Vice President of El Salvador
electionSystem direct popular vote
eligibilityRequirement at least 30 years old
secular status at time of election (not an active clergy member)
eligibleVotersRequirement citizen of El Salvador by birth
firstHolder Juan José Guzmán
flag Presidential Standard of El Salvador
formationDate 1841
hasWebsite https://www.presidencia.gob.sv/
jurisdiction El Salvador
surface form: Republic of El Salvador
language Spanish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity San Salvador Department
memberOf Executive branch of the Republic of El Salvador
nativeLabel President of El Salvador self-linksurface differs
surface form: Presidente de El Salvador
nominator political parties in El Salvador
oathGivenTo El Salvador
surface form: Republic of El Salvador
officeHoldersTitle President of the Republic of El Salvador
oversees foreign policy of El Salvador
national security policy of El Salvador
public administration of El Salvador
partOf Government of El Salvador
represents El Salvador in international relations
requires majority of valid votes in presidential election
residence Casa Presidencial (El Salvador)
role commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of El Salvador
head of government of El Salvador
head of state of El Salvador
salaryCurrency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
seat San Salvador
style His Excellency
subjectTo Constitutional limits of El Salvador
swornInBy Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
symbol Coat of arms of El Salvador
termLength 5 years
termRenewal immediate re-election allowed for one consecutive term (following 2021 court ruling)
termStartDateFixed 1 June

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Salvador hasExecutiveSeat President of El Salvador
this entity surface form: Presidency of El Salvador
Government of El Salvador headOfGovernment President of El Salvador
Christian Democratic Party of El Salvador heldOffice President of El Salvador
this entity surface form: Presidency of El Salvador
President of El Salvador nativeLabel President of El Salvador self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Presidente de El Salvador
Nayib Bukele positionHeld President of El Salvador
Nayib positionHeld President of El Salvador
subject surface form: Nayib Bukele
Salvador Sánchez Cerén positionHeld President of El Salvador
Bitcoin Law in El Salvador proposedByOffice President of El Salvador
1979 Salvadoran coup d'état targetedOffice President of El Salvador