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Legislative and municipal elections are scheduled to be held inEl Salvador on 28 February 2027, three years after the2024 legislative election. Salvadorans will elect all 60 members of theLegislative Assembly of El Salvador and all members of the country's44 municipal councils. The election will occur withconcurrent presidential elections. As of February 2026[update], elevenpolitical parties are eligible to participate in the election.
Nuevas Ideas, the political party of Salvadoran presidentNayib Bukele, won the2024 legislative election in alandslide victory, winning 54 of theLegislative Assembly's 60 seats.[1]: 360 Nuevas Ideas and allied parties also won 43 of the country's44 municipalities and 16 of El Salvador's 20 seats in theCentral American Parliament (PARLACEN).[2] The members of the14th Legislative Assembly and the 44 municipal councils assumed office on 1 May 2024.[3][4]
On 31 July 2025, the Legislative Assembly voted to reform theconstitution of El Salvador. One of the reforms included El Salvador's withdrawal from PARLACEN, describing it as an "inefficient waste" ("gasto ineficiente"). Due to this withdrawal, El Salvador will not elect members to PARLACEN in 2027.[5] Another reform moved the date of the 2029 presidential election to 2027 and extended presidential terms to six years. This reform made it so future presidential and legislative elections will occur in concurrence with each other instead of being staggered.[6]
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In February 2025, theSupreme Electoral Court (TSE) announced that it had scheduled the 2027 legislative and municipal elections to occur on 28 February 2027.[2][8] Members of the Legislative Assembly will be elected via theD'Hondt method.[9] All legislative candidates must be Salvadoran citizens by birth and be at least 25 years old.[10]: 273 On 2 December 2025, the Legislative Assembly approved a US$172.1 million budget for the 2027 election.[11]
Political parties must be registered with the TSE in order to participate in the 2027 presidential elections. As of February 2026[update], eleven political parties are eligible to participate in the election.[12]
| Party | Leader | 2024 results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative | Municipalities | ||||
| PDC | Christian Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Cristiano | Reinaldo Carballo | 1 / 60 | 4 / 44 | |
| FMLN | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional | Manuel Flores | 0 / 60 | 0 / 44 | |
| GANA | Grand Alliance for National Unity Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional | Nelson Guardado | 0 / 60 | 6 / 44 | |
| V | Let's Go Vamos | Cesia Rivas | 1 / 60 | 0 / 44 | |
| PCN | National Coalition Party Partido de Concertación Nacional | Manuel Rodríguez | 2 / 60 | 4 / 44 | |
| ARENA | Nationalist Republican Alliance Alianza Republicana Nacionalista | Carlos García Saade | 2 / 60 | 1 / 44 | |
| NI | New Ideas Nuevas Ideas | Xavier Zablah Bukele | 54 / 60 | 28 / 44 | |
| DS | Salvadoran Democracy Democracia Salvadoreña | Adolfo Salume Artiñano | 0 / 60 | 0 / 44 | |
| PAIS | Salvadoran Independent Party Partido Independiente Salvadoreño | Roy García | 0 / 60 | 0 / 44 | |
| FPS | Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity Fraternidad Patriota Salvadoreña | Óscar Morales Lemus | 0 / 60 | 0 / 44 | |
| FS | Solidary Force Fuerza Solidaria | Rigoberto Soto | 0 / 60 | 1 / 44 | |
Political parties have until 7 April 2026 to announce their primary elections and until 29 July to hold them. The parties will then have until 19 November to register their legislative and municipal candidates with the TSE.[13]
In February 2026,Ernesto Castro, thepresident of the Legislative Assembly, stated that the opposition winning 16 seats in the Legislative Assembly would "cause instability" ("causar inestabilidad")[14] and "dismantle thestate of exception" ("desmantelar el régimen").[15]
In September 2025,Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party president Carlos García Saade confirmed that ARENA will participate in the 2027 election.[16] In a February 2026 interview with Encuentro TV, Saade said that El Salvador needs a "balance of power" ("balance de poder") in the Legislative Assembly.[14] He also stated that ARENA would not vote to free gang members arrested during theSalvadoran gang crackdown.[15] Saade announced that the party eliminated a requirement for deputy candidates needing to be a member of ARENA for 5 years to run.[14] Joel Sánchez, ARENA's 2024 presidential candidate, remarked on theLas Cosas Como Son show that he believed the opposition could win an additional seat in the Legislative Assembly.[17]
In January 2026, ARENA deputy Marcella Villatoro announced that the party has compiled its list of candidates for the Legislative Assembly from theSan Salvador Department.[18] On 13 February 2026,Milagro Navas announced that she will run for re-election as Mayor of La Libertad Este. She is ARENA's only mayor and the only one of El Salvador's 44 mayors aligned with the opposition.[19]
On 7 December 2025,Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) secretary generalManuel Flores announced that the party will participate in the 2027 election. He added that the party was open to forming coalitions in the legislative and municipal elections to defeat Bukele's allies[20][21] but ruled out forming coalitions with ARENA.[22] The FMLN eliminated a rule requiring its electoral candidates to be party members, referring to non-party candidates as "citizen candidates" ("ciudadanos candidatos").[20][21]
Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) vice presidentGuillermo Gallegos stated that the party is open to forming legislative and municipal coalitions with any political party with the exception of ARENA, the FMLN, and Vamos.[23]
In December 2025,Vamos deputyClaudia Ortiz stated that Vamos will not form coalitions with any other party.[24] In February 2026, she stated that she was evaluating the possibility of her seeking re-election to the Legislative Assembly. She also stated that the party was interested in nominating candidates in the municipal elections.[25]
According to politicianRonal Umaña, ARENA offered to name him as the party's candidate for mayor of San Salvador Centro or La Libertad Sur. He said he would accept the nomination if ARENA, the FMLN, and Vamos agreed to form a coalition.[26]
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