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Constitution: 20 December 1983

Legal system: based on civil and Roman law, with traces of common law;
judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government: President Armando CALDERON SOL
(since 1 June 1994); Vice President Enrique BORGO Bustamante (since 1
June 1994) election last held 20 March 1994 (next to be held March
1999); results - Armando CALDERON SOL (ARENA) 49.03%, Ruben ZAMORA
Rivas (CD/FMLN/MNR) 24.09%, Fidel CHAVEZ Mena (PDC) 16.39%, other
10.49%; because no candidate received a majority, a run-off election
was held 24 April 1994; results - Armando CALDERON SOL (ARENA) 68.35%,
Ruben ZAMORA Rivas (CD/FMLN/MNR) 31.65%
cabinet: Council of Ministers

Legislative branch: unicameral
Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa): elections last held 20
March 1994 (next to be held March 1997); results - ARENA 46.4%, FMLN
25.0%, PDC 21.4%, PCN 4.8%, other 2.4%; seats - (84 total) ARENA 39,
FMLN 21, PDC 18, PCN 4, other 2

Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Corte Suprema)

Political parties and leaders: National Republican Alliance (ARENA),
Juan Jose DOMENECH, president; Farabundo Marti National Liberation
Front (FMLN), Salvador SANCHEZ Ceren (aka Leonel GONZALEZ), general
coordinator; Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Ronal UMANA, secretary
general; National Conciliation Party (PCN), Ciro CRUZ Zepeda,
secretary general; Democratic Convergence (CD), Juan Jose MARTEL,
secretary general; Unity Movement, Jorge MARTINEZ Menendez, president
note: newly formed parties not yet officially recognized by the
Supreme Electoral Tribunal: Liberal Democratic Party (PLD), Kirio
Waldo SALGADO, founder; Social Democratic Party (breakaway from FMLN),
Joaquin VILLALOBOS, founder; Social Christian Renovation Movement
(MRSC) (breakaway from PDC), Abraham RODRIGUEZ, founder

Other political or pressure groups:
labor organizations: Salvadoran Communal Union (UCS), peasant
association; General Confederation of Workers (CGT), moderate; United
Workers Front (FUT)
business organizations: Productive Alliance (AP), conservative;
National Federation of Salvadoran Small Businessmen (FENAPES),
conservative

Member of: BCIE, CACM, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTE