2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections information
2012 Salvadoran legislative and local elections
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All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly 43 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
51.91% ( 1.7 pp)
Party
Leader
%
Seats
+/–
ARENA
Jorge Velado
39.76
33
+1
FMLN
Medardo González
36.76
31
−4
GANA
José Andres Rovira
9.60
11
New
PCN
Manuel Rodríguez
7.18
7
−4
PDC
2.76
1
−4
CD
2.14
1
0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Legislative and local elections were held in El Salvador on 11 March 2012[1] to choose 84 members of the legislative assembly and 262 mayors. The election was carried out by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. The opposition Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) narrowly defeated the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) and its ally Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA).
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