Government of El Salvador

The Government of El Salvador is a presidential representative democratic republic.

[1] The decision came from Supreme Court judges appointed by lawmakers from President Bukele's ruling political party, drawing condemnation from the United States and other foreign countries.

[1] The executive branch of the government of El Salvador consists of the following ministries, each led by a minister:[2] The Ministry of Defence of El Salvador commands the armed forces, consisting of the following branches: The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body.

It is made up of originally 84, now 60 deputies, all of whom are elected by direct popular vote according to closed-list proportional representation to serve three-year terms and are eligible for immediate re-election.

Of these, 64 are elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies, corresponding to the country's 14 departments, which return between 3 and 16 deputies each.