List of political parties in El Salvador

Politics of El Salvador


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This article lists political parties in El Salvador.

Political culture

El Salvador has a multi-party system. Two political parties, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), have tended to dominate elections^[1].^{[citation needed]} ARENA candidates won four consecutive presidential elections until the election of Mauricio Funes of the FMLN in March 2009.^[2]

Geographically, the departments of the Central region, especially the capital and the coastal regions, known as departamentos rojos, or red departments, are relatively Leftist.^{[citation needed]} The departamentos azules, or blue departments in the east, western and highland regions are relatively conservative.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2021, El Salvador's legislative election was an important breakthrough. The new party, founded by President Nayib Bukele, Nuevas Ideas, won around two-thirds of votes with its allies (GANA-New Ideas). His party won supermajority 56 seats in the 84-seat parliament. Bukele became the country’s most powerful leader in three decades.^[3]

Political parties

Major parties

Name	Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	Legislative Assembly	Mayors	Central American Parliament	Political position
Christian Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Cristiano	PDC	Rodolfo Parker	Christian democracy	1 / 84	3 / 262	0 / 20	Center^{[citation needed]}
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional	FMLN	Óscar Ortiz	Left-wing nationalism Left-wing populism	4 / 84	21 / 262	1 / 20	Left-wing
Grand Alliance for National Unity Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional	GANA	Nelson Guardado	Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism Right-wing populism	4 / 84	26 / 262	2 / 20	Center-right
Let's Go Vamos	V	Josué Alvarado Flores	Christian democracy Liberalism Centrism	1 / 84	1 / 262	0 / 20	Center
Nationalist Republican Alliance Alianza Republicana Nacionalista	ARENA	Carlos García Saade	Salvadoran nationalism Conservatism Economic liberalism Anti-communism	11 / 84	32 / 262	3 / 20	Center-right to right-wing
New Ideas Nuevas Ideas	NI	Xavier Zablah Bukele	Populism Bukelism	56 / 84	152 / 262	14 / 20	Center-right
Our Time Nuestro Tiempo	NT	Andy Failer	Progressivism Humanism Social liberalism	1 / 84	0 / 262	0 / 20	Center-left to Center
National Coalition Party Partido de Concertación Nacional	PCN	Manuel Rodríguez	Nationalism	2 / 84	14 / 262	1 / 20

Minor parties

Christian Force (Fuerza Cristiana, FC)
Citizen Power (Poder Ciudadano, PC)
Communist Party of El Salvador (Partido Comunista de El Salvador, PCES)
Democratic Change (Cambio Democrático, CD)
National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional, PAN)
National Liberal Party (Partido Nacional Liberal, PNL)
Popular Action (Acción Popular, AP)
Republican Party for National Unity (Partido Republicano de Union Nacional, PRUN)
Republican People's Party (Partido Popular Republicano, PPR)
Salvadoran Democracy (Democracia Salvadoreña, DS)
Salvadoran Independent Party (Partido Independiente Salvadoreño, PAIS)
Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity (Fraternidad Patriota Salvadoreña FPS)
Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Demócrata, PSD)
Solidary Force (Fuerza Solidaria, FS)
United Democratic Centre (Centro Democrático Unido, CDU)
Unity Movement (Unidad Movimiento, UNIDAD)

Defunct

Authentic Constitutional Party (Partido Constitucional Auténtico, PCA)
Authentic Democratic Christian Movement (Movimiento Cristiano Democrático Auténtico, MCDA)
Constitutional Party (Partido Constitucional, PC)
Democratic Action (Acción Democrático, AD)
Democratic Convergence (Convergencia Democrática, CD)
Democratic Republican League (Lega Republicana Democrática, LRD)
Democratic Union Party (Partido de Unión Democrático, PUD)
Labor Party (Partido Laborista, PL)
Movement of National Solidarity (Movimiento de Solidaridad Nacional, MSN)
Movement of Unity (Movimiento de Unidad, MU)
National Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Nacional, PDN)
National Development Party, (Partido de Desarrollo Nacional, PDN)
National Opposing Union (Unión Nacional Opuesto, UNO)
National Pro Patria Party (Partido Nacional Pro Patria, PNPP)
National Republican Party (Partido Republicano Nacional, PRN)
Party of the United People and the New Deal (Partido de Pueblo Unido y el Nuevo Acuerdo, PPUNA)
Popular Orientation Party (Partido de Orientación Popular, POP)
Progressive Fraternal Party (Partido Fraternal Progresista, PFP)
Renewal Movement (Movimiento Renovador, MR)
Renovated Action Party (Partido de Acción Renovado, PAR)
Renovating Action Party (Partido de Acción Renovando, PAR)
Republican Social Front (Frente Social Republicana, FSR)
Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification (Partido Revolucionario de Unificación Democrática, PRUD)
Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party (Partido Institucional Auténtico Salvadoreño, PIAS)
Salvadoran People's Party (Partido del Pueblo Salvadoreño, PPS)
Social Christian Union (Union Social Cristiana, UCS)
Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Demócrata, PSD)
Social Democratic Unification Party (Partido de Unificación Democrático Social, PUDS)
Stable Republican Centrist Movement (Movimiento Centrista Republicana Estable, MCRE)
United Independent Democratic Front (Frente Democrática Independiente Unida, FDIR)
Zaratista Party (Partido Zaratista, PZ)

References

^ "BTI 2022 El Salvador Country Report". BTI 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
^ "Leftist leader sworn in as president, reopens ties with Cuba". France 24. 2 June 2009.
^ "El Salvador: Bukele has become the country's most powerful leader in three decades after his party won a supermajority". Credendo.

v t e Political parties in El Salvador
Represented in the Legislative Assembly	Christian Democratic Party Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front Grand Alliance for National Unity National Coalition Party Nationalist Republican Alliance Nuestro Tiempo Nuevas Ideas Vamos
Unrepresented	Authentic Republican Movement Authentic Salvadoran Movement Citizen Power Democratic Change i Salvadoran Democracy Salvadoran Independent Party Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity Salvadoran Progressive Party Salvadoran Veteran Party Solidary Force Somos We Shall Construct a New El Salvador
Defunct parties	Authentic Constitutional Party Authentic Democratic Christian Movement Christian Force Communist Party of El Salvador Constitutional Party Democratic Action Democratic Convergence Democratic Republican League Democratic Union Party Labor Party Movement of National Solidarity Movement of Unity National Action Party National Development Party National Liberal Party National Opposing Union National Pro Patria Party National Republican Party National Revolutionary Movement Nationalist Democratic Union Party of Salvadoran Workers Party of the United People and the New Deal Popular Action Popular Orientation Party Progressive Fraternal Party Renewal Movement Renovated Action Party Renovating Action Party Republican People's Party Republican Social Front Revolutionary Democratic Front Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party Salvadoran People's Party Social Christian Union Social Democratic Unification Party Social Democratic Party Stable Republican Centrist Movement United Democratic Centre United Independent Democratic Front Unity Movement Zaratista Party
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