List of political parties in El Salvador
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This article lists political parties
in El Salvador
.
El Salvador has a multi-party system
, and there are two strong political parties.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
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El Salvador has a multi-party system
Multi-party system
A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...
, and there are two strong political parties.
The parties
- Christian Democratic PartyChristian Democratic Party (El Salvador)The Christian Democratic Party is a political party in El Salvador.In the legislative elections, held on 16 March 2003, the party won 7.3% of the popular vote and 5 out of 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly. In the presidential election of 21 March 2004, the PDC supported Héctor Silva Argüello...
(Partido Demócrata Cristiano, PDC) - Christian ForceChristian ForceChristian Force is a political party in El Salvador. It first contested national elections in 2003, when it received 1.1% of the vote, but failed to win a seat....
(Fuerza Cristiana) - Democratic ChangeDemocratic Change (El Salvador)Democratic Change is a newly formed, center-left political party in El Salvador. It was formed by ex-members of the Christian Democratic Party , Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front , and United Democratic Center...
(Cambio Democrático, CD) - National Action PartyNational Action Party (El Salvador)The National Action Party is a political party in El Salvador. It first contested national elections in 1956. However, Roberto Edmundo Cannessa, its candidate in the presidential election was disqualified, whilst in the legislative elections it failed to win a seat, despite being the only party to...
(Partido Acción Nacional, PAN) - National Liberal PartyNational Liberal Party (El Salvador)National Liberal Party is a centrist political party in El Salvador.In the 12 March, 2006 legislative election, the party won no seats....
(Partido Nacional Liberal, PNL) - Nationalist Republican AllianceNationalist Republican AllianceThe Nationalist Republican Alliance is a conservative political party in El Salvador. It was founded on September 30, 1981, by Roberto D'Aubuisson, in order to oppose the reformist military junta that was ruling El Salvador at the time...
(Alianza Republicana Nacionalista, ARENA) - Farabundo Martí National Liberation FrontFarabundo Martí National Liberation FrontThe Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is, since 1992, a left-wing political party in El Salvador and formerly a coalition of five revolutionary guerrilla organizations...
(Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, FMLN)- ruling party - Party of National ConciliationParty of National ConciliationThe Party of National Conciliation is a conservative political party in El Salvador. It was the most powerful political party in the country during the 1960s and 1970s, and was closely associated with the Salvadoran military. Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo, a candidate of the National...
(Partido de Conciliación Nacional, PCN) - Popular ActionPopular Action (El Salvador)Popular Action is a political party in El Salvador. It first contested national elections in 2003, when it received 1.1% of the vote, but failed to win a seat....
(Acción Popular, AP) - Republican People's PartyRepublican People's Party (El Salvador)The Republican People's Party is a political party in El Salvador. It first contested national elections in 2003, when it won 1.6% of the vote, but failed to win a seat....
(Partido Popular Republicano, PPR) - Renewal MovementRenewal MovementThe Renewal Movement was a political party in El Salvador. The Renovadores started as an organized internal tendency within the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front around 1999, then split from the FMLN around 2002 when their principal leader, Facundo Guardado, was expelled from the FMLN...
(Movimiento Renovador) - Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (El Salvador)The Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic party in El Salvador.A Social Democratic Party participated in the 1945 presidential elections, with its candidate, Osmín Aguirre y Salinas, finishing second...
(Partido Social Demócrata, PSD) - United Democratic CentreUnited Democratic Centre (El Salvador)The United Democratic Centre is a political party in El Salvador.It first contested national elections in 1999 when it nominated Rubén Zamora in the presidential elections. For the 2000 elections it was an alliance of the Social Democratic Party and Democratic Convergence, winning three seats...
(Centro Democrático Unido, CDU)