Downtown San Salvador. The 2024 Salvadoran Elections marked a pivotal moment in the country’s political landscape. It was the first time an incumbent president ran for re-election in over 50 years and won with 84.65% of the votes.
The elections saw Nayib Bukele’s New Ideas political party assert a commanding victory in all four elections (Presidential, legislative, municipal, and Central American Parliament).
The election results strongly suggest Salvadoran’s satisfaction with Nayib Bukele’s governance approach. The New Ideas political party is widely perceived as Bukele’s loyal support base, reflecting the electorate’s endorsement of his leadership style and policies.
2024 Salvadoran Presidential Elections: Nayib Bukele Wins With 84.65% of the Votes
Nayib Bukele clinched a resounding victory in the 2024 Salvadoran presidential elections with over 2.7 million votes, 84.65% of the total. President Bukele will be sworn in for his 2nd presidential term on June 1, 2024.
Bukele received 1,266,869 million more votes during the 2024 election than in the 2019 presidential elections, an 88.29% increment. In 2019, Bukele won in the first round of the presidential elections voting with 1,434,856 votes, 53.10%.
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) released their official “Final scrutiny record of the election of president and vice president of the Republic of El Salvador for the period 2024-2029,” declaring Nayib Bukele the winner.
| Candidate | Political Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayib Bukele | New Ideas | 2,701,725 | 84.65% |
| Manuel Flores | FMLN | 204,167 | 6.40% |
| Joel Sanchez | ARENA | 177,881 | 5.57% |
| Luis Parada | NT | 65,076 | 2.04% |
| Javier Renderos | FS | 23,473 | 0.74% |
| Marina Murillo | FPS | 19,293 | 0.60% |
Altogether, 3,191,615 Salvadorans cast their votes both domestically and abroad, representing approximately 52% of eligible voters. Notably, 84.65% of these votes were in favor of Nayib Bukele.
In El Salvador, Nayib Bukele obtained 5,473,305 votes, equivalent to 83.13% of the total. Remarkably, outside the country, Bukele secured an overwhelming 97.88% of the votes, totaling 329,650.
Government officials from numerous countries congratulated Bukele on his massive win.
A cordial greeting to the President Nayib Bukele. The Salvadoran people have chosen and made their will heard. Guatemala extends its hand to advance peace and development for our sister nations. Bernardo Arévalo, Guatemala President.
My congratulations to the brother Salvadoran people for the peaceful and democratic election of Nayib Bukele. My best wishes for success to President Bukele. A fraternal hug for the Salvadorans. Rodrigo Chavez, Costa Rica’s President.
President Nayib Bukele, my sincere congratulations on your great electoral victory. His firm commitment to the security of the Salvadoran people spoke forcefully at the polls. With the greatest respect and consideration, I wish you success in your new mandate. Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, President of Honduras.
Congratulations to President-elect Nayib Bukele of El Salvador on his electoral victory. We look forward to continuing to prioritize good governance, inclusive economic prosperity, fair trial guarantees, and human rights in El Salvador under the Root Causes Strategy. US Secretary Antony Blinken.
We look forward to working with President-elect Bukele and Vice President-elect Ulloa following their inauguration in June. Much work ahead on inclusive economic prosperity, rule of law, humane migration management, and other critical areas. Brian A. Nichols.
Nayib Bukele’s second term as president will be marked by controversy. Many argue that his presidency is unconstitutional. This contentious aspect of his political journey to president will continue to spark debates and discussions surrounding the democratic processes in El Salvador.
| Candidate | Political Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayib Bukele | GANA | 1,434,856 | 53.10% |
| Carlos Calleja | ARENA | 857,084 | 31.72% |
| Hugo Martinez | FMLN | 389,289 | 14.41% |
| Josue Alvarado | VAMOS | 20,763 | 0.77% |
2024 Salvadoran Legislative Elections Results: New Ideas to Have Absolute Control of the 2024-2027 Congress
Following a tumultuous two-week period after voting for the 2024 Salvadoran Legislative Elections ended, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) completed its comprehensive vote scrutiny and released the results.
The 2024 Legislative election resulted in one political party, New Ideas, obtaining a super majority and the two traditional parties, FMLN and ARENA, as the biggest losers.
The political landscape saw President Nayib Bukele’s party, New Ideas, secure a resounding victory, claiming 54 out of 60 legislative seats, constituting 90% of the total.
In contrast, ARENA, a once influential political entity until 2021, secured only 2 seats, while the FMLN failed to secure any representation.
| Name | Political Party | Department | Marks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernesto Castro | New Ideas | San Salvador | 385,813 |
| 2 | Alexia Rivas | New Ideas | San Salvador | 360,934 |
| 3 | Suecy Callejas | New Ideas | San Salvador | 349,911 |
| 4 | Rodrigo Ayala | New Ideas | San Salvador | 328,830 |
| 5 | Christian Guevara | New Ideas | San Salvador | 322,771 |
| 6 | Dania Gonzalez | New Ideas | San Salvador | 308,047 |
| 7 | Elisa Rosales | New Ideas | San Salvador | 306,202 |
| 8 | Ana Figueroa | New Ideas | San Salvador | 304,041 |
| 9 | Edgardo Mulato | New Ideas | San Salvador | 298,700 |
| 10 | Ruben Flores | New Ideas | San Salvador | 296,081 |
| 11 | Dennis Salinas | New Ideas | San Salvador | 295,135 |
| 12 | Francisco Villatoro | New Ideas | San Salvador | 291,076 |
| 13 | Diana Fuentes | New Ideas | San Salvador | 289,682 |
| 14 | Benjamin Zavaleta | New Ideas | San Salvador | 289,586 |
| 15 | Claudia Ortiz | VAMOS | San Salvador | 69,079 |
| 16 | Marcela Villatoro | ARENA | San Salvador | 38,502 |
| 17 | Walter Aleman | New Ideas | La Libertad | 92,632 |
| 18 | Sharon Salazar | New Ideas | La Libertad | 89,120 |
| 19 | Ricardo Rivas | New Ideas | La Libertad | 85,620 |
| 20 | Salvador Chacon | New Ideas | La Libertad | 83,723 |
| 21 | Sandra Interiano | New Ideas | La Libertad | 74,551 |
| 22 | Norma Lobo | New Ideas | La Libertad | 73,794 |
| 23 | Francisco Lira | ARENA | La Libertad | 19,737 |
| 24 | Felipe Interiano | New Ideas | Santa Ana | 86,312 |
| 25 | Lorena Fuentes | New Ideas | Santa Ana | 81,879 |
| 26 | Giovanny Zaldaña | New Ideas | Santa Ana | 72,880 |
| 27 | Claudia Toleda | New Ideas | Santa Ana | 62,868 |
| 28 | Evelyn Merlos | New Ideas | Santa Ana | 58,986 |
| 29 | Samuel Martinez | New Ideas | Sonsonate | 71,012 |
| 30 | Hector Sales | New Ideas | Sonsonate | 63,043 |
| 31 | Mauricio Ortiz | New Ideas | Sonsonate | 52,699 |
| 32 | Raul Chamagua | New Ideas | Sonsonate | 52,569 |
| 33 | David Cupido | New Ideas | Sonsonate | 44,350 |
| 34 | Eduardo Amaya | New Ideas | San Miguel | 59,566 |
| 35 | Caleb Navarro | New Ideas | San Miguel | 50,166 |
| 36 | Erick Romero | New Ideas | San Miguel | 49,594 |
| 37 | Reynaldo Carballo | PDC | San Miguel | 46,510 |
| 38 | Andres Miranda | New Ideas | San Miguel | 46,274 |
| 39 | Johana Hernandez | New Ideas | Usulutan | 44,431 |
| 40 | Angel Lobos | New Ideas | Usulutan | 42,158 |
| 41 | Raul Castillo | New Ideas | Usulutan | 38,375 |
| 42 | Maricela de Guardado | New Ideas | Usulutan | 32,528 |
| 43 | Herberth Sierra | New Ideas | Ahuachapan | 49,955 |
| 44 | Estuardo Rodriguez | New Ideas | Ahuachapan | 38,199 |
| 45 | Serafin Orantes | PCN | Ahuachapan | 32,923 |
| 46 | Walter Coto | New Ideas | La Paz | 52,314 |
| 47 | Adolfo Rivas | New Ideas | La Paz | 37,091 |
| 48 | Herbert Rodas | New Ideas | La Paz | 33,176 |
| 49 | Frank Menjivar | New Ideas | Cabañas | 19,838 |
| 50 | Nancy Alfaro | New Ideas | Cabañas | 19,310 |
| 51 | Reynaldo cardoza | PCN | Chalatenango | 28,062 |
| 52 | Saul Mancia | New Ideas | Chalatenango | 22,178 |
| 53 | Janneth Molina | New Ideas | Cuscatlan | 40,883 |
| 54 | Jonathan Hernandez | New Ideas | Cuscatlan | 36,031 |
| 55 | Edgar Fuentes | New Ideas | San Vicente | 23,909 |
| 56 | Helen Jovel | New Ideas | San Vicente | 21,615 |
| 57 | William Soriano | New Ideas | La Union | 47,664 |
| 58 | Oscar Robles | New Ideas | La Union | 29,395 |
| 59 | Bladimir Barahona | New Ideas | Morazan | 25,508 |
| 60 | Juan Rodriguez | New Ideas | Morazan | 22,989 |
Legislative Elections Winner
As predicted, the New Ideas political party was the big winner and is set to have complete control over the legislative term spanning from 2024 to 2027. New ideas won 54 of the 60 legislative seats, 90%.
The Bukele political party benefited from changing the way legislative seats were obtained. El Salvador changed from the HARE system to D’Hondt, which benefits the party with the most votes.
For example, New Ideas secured 71% of the votes in the 2024 Legislative elections, resulting in 54 deputies with the D’Hondt system, equivalent to 90%. However, under the previous HARE system, it would have garnered 44 deputies, constituting 73%.
The New Ideas opposition claims that the 2024 elections were not conducted fairly as the legislature made changes that affected other political parties. The changes were made by the New Ideas political party and allies, which control the 2021-2024 Congress.
The primary changes comprised switching the deputation assignment formula from HARE to D’Hondt, reducing the number of deputies from 84 to 60, and consolidating all overseas remote votes into the San Salvador department.
The changes undeniably worked in favor of the New Ideas party, granting them a substantial 90% of the available legislative seats.
2024 Salvadoran Legislative Elections Losers
The political parties that lost the most in the 2024 legislative elections were the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front FMLN and the Nationalist Republican Alliance ARENA.
FMLN
The decline of the left-wing political party started after the party’s tenure in the executive branch from 2009 to 2019. It increased further in 2019 with the arrival of Nayib Bukele and then the New Ideas political party.
However, it got worse in this election as the FMLN Party didn’t win a single legislative seat in the 2024 elections.
The FMLN has had representation in the legislature since it began as a political party after the signing of the 1992 peace accords. Recently, the FMLN secured 31 legislative seats in 2015, followed by 23 in 2018, 4 in 2021, and none in 2024.
Changing to the D’Hondt system greatly affected the FMLN as they were the 3rd political party with the most votes and did not win a single seat; however, with the previous HARE system, they would have won five legislative seats.
ARENA
In the 2024 legislative elections, the ARENA political party won two legislative seats, the lowest since the 1980’s.
In 2015, ARENA obtained 35 legislative seats, followed by 37 in 2018, 14 in 2021, and a mere 2 in 2024.
Since the 1980s, the right-wing political party ARENA has had the most influence on Salvadoran politics and government. Nevertheless, all that changed in 2019 when Nayib Bukele defeated them in the presidential elections.
Changing to the D’Hondt system also affected the ARENA political party. With the previous HARE system, they would have won five legislative seats instead of two.
2024 Salvadoran Legislative Election
The 2024 Salvadoran Legislative Elections marked a pivotal moment, showcasing New Ideas’ dominance with 90% of legislative seats. Electoral reforms and shifting political landscapes reshaped the distribution of legislative seats.
2024 Salvadoran Municipal Elections: Who Governs the 44 Municipalities of El Salvador?
These are the mayors who won in the 2024 Salvadoran Municipal Elections and their respective political affiliations; they will lead the 44 local governments under El Salvador’s new municipal map. Their term of office spans from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2027.
The New Ideas political party, which controls the legislative and executive branches of government, will govern 28 of the 44 municipalities, 26 by themselves and 2 in coalition with the CD party.
The remaining 16 municipalities will be governed by mayors from five political parties: GANA with six, PDC with four, PCN with three, a coalition of PCN-PDC with one, ARENA with one, and Solidarity Force with one.
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin Regalado | New Ideas | Ahuachapan North |
| Luis Carlos Milla Garcia | PCN | Ahuachapan Center |
| Hugo Torrento | New Ideas | Ahuachapan South |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Edgardo Portillo | New Ideas | Cabañas East |
| Lorenzo Rivas | GANA | Cabañas West |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Adelmo Urbina | PCN | Chalatenango North |
| Martin Leiva | New Ideas | Chalatenango Center |
| Milton Serrano | PCN | Chalatenango South |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Sanchez | New Ideas | Cuscatlan North |
| Guadalupe Campos | New Ideas | Cuscatlan South |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Gonzalez | GANA | La Libertad West |
| Milagro Navas | ARENA | La Libertad East |
| Jorge Escamilla | New Ideas | La Libertad North |
| Noe Rivera | New Ideas | La Libertad Center |
| Rafael Avalos Diaz | GANA | La Libertad Coast |
| Henry Flores | New Ideas | La Libertad South |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Marcela Pineda | New Ideas | La Paz East |
| Salvador Menendez | GANA | La Paz West |
| Armando Jiron | GANA | La Paz Center |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Gutierrez | New Ideas | La Union South |
| Edwin Serpas | New Ideas | La Union North |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Justino Vigil | New Ideas | Morazan North |
| Cedrick Alexander Vasquez | PCN-PDC | Morazan South |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Ernesto Mendez | PDC | San Miguel North |
| Jose Alexander Torres | PDC | San Miguel Center |
| Elias Villatoro | New Ideas | San Miguel West |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Armando Barrera | GANA | San Salvador North |
| Jose Urbina | New Ideas | San Salvador West |
| Jose Chicas | New Ideas | San Salvador East |
| Mario Duran | New Ideas | San Salvador Center |
| Mario Vasquez | New Ideas | San Salvador South |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Carrillo | New Ideas | San Vicente North |
| Josue Palacios | New Ideas | San Vicente South |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Escobar | New Ideas | Santa Ana East |
| Carlos Landaverde | New Ideas-CD | Santa Ana North |
| Gustavo Acevedo | New Ideas | Santa Ana Center |
| Jorge Castro | New Ideas | Santa Ana West |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Zavaleta | New Ideas | Sonsonate North |
| Jose Roberto Aquino | PDC | Sonsonate Center |
| Gabriel Serrano | New Ideas | Sonsonate East |
| Chris Aleman | New Ideas-CD | Sonsonate West |
| Mayor | Political Party | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Luz Maria Cruz Torres | FS | Usulutan North |
| Noemi Alfaro | New Ideas | Usulutan West |
| Santiago Martinez | PDC | Usulutan East |
The other political parties that competed in the 2024 Salvadoran Municipal Elections but didn’t win any were the FMLN, NT, and VAMOS.
Central American Parliament Elections
In the Central American Parliament Elections (Parlacen), New Ideas, founded by Nayib Bukele in 2018, secured a significant win over its competitors, clinching 13 out of the 20 deputies allocated to El Salvador in the regional parliament.
The New Ideas political party received 799,433 votes, with ARENA and the FMLN trailing significantly with 163,432 and 192,926 votes, respectively. ARENA and the FMLN managed to secure two legislators each, while GANA, PCN, and the PDC each earned one deputy.
| Name | Political Party | Marks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiseel Barahona | New Ideas | 143,452 |
| 2 | Carlos Hernandez | New Ideas | 101,288 |
| 3 | Michelle de Murillo | New Ideas | 95,751 |
| 4 | Guadalupe Raymundo | New Ideas | 93,527 |
| 5 | Cecilia Vargas | New Ideas | 89,079 |
| 6 | Cecilia Rivera | New Ideas | 83,896 |
| 7 | Bryan Orellana | New Ideas | 81,931 |
| 8 | Lisseth Arias | New Ideas | 78,952 |
| 9 | Eduardo Carias | New Ideas | 76,807 |
| 10 | Carlos Rivas | New Ideas | 75,528 |
| 11 | Angel Maravilla | New Ideas | 73,863 |
| 12 | Glenda Estrada | New Ideas | 72,242 |
| 13 | Carolina Hernandez | New Ideas | 69,361 |
| 14 | Heidy Mira | ARENA | 38,568 |
| 15 | Jeannette Palacios | ARENA | 24,990 |
| 16 | Rina ARAUJO | FMLN | 27,264 |
| 17 | Mirtala Lopez | FMLN | 18,681 |
| 18 | Nelson Guardado | GANA | 32,629 |
| 19 | Nelson de la Cruz Alvarado | PDC | 30,585 |
| 20 | Roberto Rivas | PCN | 23,689 |
The 2024 Salvadoran Elections
In conclusion, the 2024 Salvadoran Elections underscored Nayib Bukele’s strong support among voters, as demonstrated by the decisive victory of his New Ideas political party.
This electoral outcome signifies a significant endorsement of Bukele’s leadership and policies by the Salvadoran electorate.
