| Hauptstadt | Name: San Salvador geographische Koordinaten: 13 42 N, 89 12 W Zeitunterschied: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Spanish for "Holy Saviour" (referring to Jesus Christ) |
| Unabhängigkeit | 15 September 1821 (from Spain) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit, 15 September (1821) |
| Konstitution | history: many previous; latest drafted 16 Dezember 1983, enacted 23 Dezember 1983 amendments: proposals require agreement by absolute majority of the Legislative Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; constitutional articles on basic principles, and citizen rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2018 (2018) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (seit dem 1 June 2019); Vice Staatspräsident Felix Augusto Antonio ULLOA Garay (seit dem 1 June 2019); note - the president is both Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (seit dem 1 June 2019); Vice Staatspräsident Felix Augusto Antonio ULLOA Garay (seit dem 1 June 2019) cabinet: Council of Ministers selected by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 5-year term; election last held on 3 February 2019 (next to be held on February 2024) election results: Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez elected president - Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (GANA) 53.1%, Carlos CALLEJA Hakker (ARENA) 31.72%, Hugo MARTINEZ (FMLN) 14.41%, other 0.77% |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
