Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

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The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador is the unicameral national legislature responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in El Salvador.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
unicameral legislature
approves national budget of El Salvador
canAmend legislation
canInitiate legislation
canOverride certain presidential vetoes
constitutionalRole sole body with national legislative power in El Salvador
country El Salvador NERFINISHED
electoralSystem proportional representation
elects some high public officials of El Salvador
establishedBy Constitution of El Salvador
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasLegislativePeriods legislative terms of three years
hasMembers 84
hasNumberOfHouses 1
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction territory of El Salvador
legislativeBranchOf Government of El Salvador
locatedIn San Salvador NERFINISHED
lowerAgeLimitForMembers 25 years
meetingPlace Legislative Palace of El Salvador
meetsIn extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
memberTitle deputy
nativeName Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador
officialLanguage Spanish
oversees Executive Branch of El Salvador
public administration of El Salvador
passes decrees
legislative resolutions
ordinary laws
predecessor National Assembly of El Salvador
primaryFunction budget approval
constitutional reform initiative
government oversight
lawmaking
ratification of international treaties
represents people of El Salvador
responsibleFor approving international agreements
authorizing public debt
declaring war and peace in conjunction with the executive
enacting national laws
granting amnesties in certain cases
supervises public finances of El Salvador
termLength 3 years
typeOfParliament national legislature
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
website https://www.asamblea.gob.sv


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