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El Salvador 2027 general election preparations

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El Salvador’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has established officially approved the framework and calendar for decree to convene the general elections scheduled for February 28, 2027. The process elections will determine the presidency, vice presidency, Legislative Assembly, and municipal councils. Candidate registration for national offices is set to begin on October 1, As of September 15, 2026, while municipal council registration will occur between November 9 and November 19, 2026. The TSE has emphasized that incomplete candidate filings will be deemed inadmissible. For the Salvadoran diaspora, which electoral registry includes nearly one over 6.5 million eligible voters, with approximately 982,682 residing abroad. For the Salvadoran diaspora, the TSE has outlined two voting methods. Citizens methods: remote internet voting for citizens with a registered foreign address on their national identity document (DUI) may use a remote internet voting system. Others must vote in person at designated (DUI), and in-person electronic voting centers, with at 92 designated centers planned across 29 countries, including 53 locations in the United States. Under the new framework, Salvadorans living abroad will also elect six deputies through their own constituency. Additionally, Candidate registration for national offices is set to begin on October 1, 2026. President Nayib Bukele is seeking a third consecutive term, facing potential challengers from the right-wing ARENA party, such as Mayteé Iraheta, and the left-wing FMLN, represented by Rafael Aguirre. To improve electoral integrity, the TSE is partnering with UN Women and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to develop protocols to prevent and address political violence against women, aiming women. This initiative involves six institutions working to ensure safe political participation through prevention campaigns, risk analysis analysis, and monitoring systems.

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