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El Salvador

El Salvador

PartialSovereign state

El Salvador

Head of state and presidential race

The current office holder and the people seeking, exploring or being mentioned for the same head-of-state contest.

CompletePartial

Next presidential election

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Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

wikidata_election_items

Presidential candidates and possible opponents

Pre-registration statuses are shown exactly as sourced. A person is marked registered only after confirmation by the electoral authority.

0 Registered
No verified contender has been attached to the next presidential contest yet.Partial

Leadership

Complete
Primary executive
Nayib Bukele
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fotospresidencia_sv/53220813670/ · Casa Presidencial · CC0 · Original

Nayib Bukele

Head of state Active

Head of State · Principal · Order 0 · De jure

Aug 9, 2026Sources: 1
Nayib Bukele
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fotospresidencia_sv/53220813670/ · Casa Presidencial · CC0 · Original

Nayib Bukele

Head of government Active

Head of Government · Principal · Order 0 · De jure

Aug 9, 2026Sources: 1

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
59
Active in source
9
Historical in source
17
parties shown
59

Administration

Partial

Government of El Salvador

Current

Aug 9, 2026 · 0 Party

Top issues

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Prediction components

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

forecast_not_computed

Parties in power

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Opposition

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

wikidata_party_enrichment_references_unresolved

Legislature

Partial

Legislative Assembly of El Salvador

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Elections

Partial

2014 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Feb 2, 2014

Completed

2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 11, 2012

Completed

2009 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Mar 15, 2009

Completed

2009 Salvadoran legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jan 18, 2009

Completed

2006 Salvadoran legislative election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 12, 2006

Completed

1982 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 28, 1982

Completed

1961 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Dec 17, 1961

Completed

1939 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

No scheduled election

Planned

1944 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

No scheduled election

Planned

1950 Salvadoran general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

No scheduled election

Planned

Candidates

Partial

Polls

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

source_not_registered

Forecasts

Partial
Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

forecast_not_computed

Sources

3

  1. 1Inter-American Development Bank Database of Political Institutions 2023CC-BY-4.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  2. 2WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  3. 3Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Central America

Mexico. Primary executive: Claudia Sheinbaum. PartialPanama. Primary executive: José Raúl Mulino. PartialCosta Rica. Primary executive: Laura Fernández Delgado. PartialNicaragua. Primary executive: Daniel Ortega. PartialHonduras. Primary executive: Nasry Asfura. PartialEl Salvador. Primary executive: Nayib Bukele. PartialGuatemala. Primary executive: Bernardo Arévalo de León. PartialBelize. Primary executive: Johnny Briceño. Head of state: Charles III. Partial
El SalvadorPrimary executive: Nayib BukelePartial
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  • Unavailable due to licence
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Boundaries and names shown on this map do not imply a position by CiviOrg. Small territories without geometry remain available in the index.