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gaining 3 seats, they retained a majority. At the same time as the legislative election, the 262
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596:. The 2003 legislative election was the fifth election since the ending of the
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1071:"The Americas: Guerrillas out of the mist; El Salvador's election".
572:(FMLN), won the most seats in election at 31. However the governing
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
1098:"El Salvador: parliamentary elections Asamblea legislativa, 2003"
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576:(ARENA) won enough seats to continue in government with the
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Federal Republic of Central America
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Americas: A data handbook, Volume I
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640:. ARENA lost two seats, but with their allies the
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1024:"Former guerrillas score election advance".
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1155:"El Salvador: Leftists First In Elections"
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570:Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
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1752:Legislative elections in El Salvador
19:2003 Salvadoran legislative election
556:Legislative elections were held in
616:There were five deaths during the
14:
1747:2003 elections in Central America
1153:Gonzalez, David (18 March 2003).
1126:"Left claims El Salvador victory"
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718:Nationalist Republican Alliance
574:Nationalist Republican Alliance
642:Party of National Conciliation
578:Party of National Conciliation
69:43 seats needed for a majority
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560:on 16 March 2003 to elect 84
1077:. 22 March 2003. p. 58.
1030:. 18 March 2003. p. 15.
453:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
739:National Conciliation Party
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760:Christian Democratic Party
594:1989 presidential election
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590:government of El Salvador
588:ARENA had controlled the
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1216:Elections in El Salvador
781:United Democratic Centre
349:Administrative divisions
907:Social Democratic Party
230:Politics of El Salvador
214:Results by constituency
126:Archic Baldocchi Duenas
1224:Presidential elections
511:El Salvador portal
471:Diplomatic missions of
260:Constitutional history
105:Salvador Sánchez Cerén
1467:Legislative elections
886:National Action Party
461:Alexandra Hill Tinoco
658:Evelyn Jacir de Lovo
598:Salvadoran Civil War
566:Legislative Assembly
325:Legislative Assembly
66:Legislative Assembly
64:All 84 seats in the
1757:2003 in El Salvador
959:Invalid/blank votes
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654:Carlos Rivas Zamora
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1053:978-0-19-928357-6
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650:San Salvador
635:
615:
608:In total 11
607:
587:
555:
422:
398:
293:Nayib Bukele
265:Abortion law
253:Constitution
46:
15:
972:Total votes
946:Valid votes
558:El Salvador
493:Visa policy
356:Departments
319:Legislature
305:Félix Ulloa
270:LGBT rights
1741:Categories
1726:See also:
1302:1876 (Jun)
1297:1876 (Jan)
1131:BBC Online
1008:References
660:of ARENA.
584:Background
988:3,537,091
975:1,451,327
949:1,398,977
928:1,398,977
656:defeated
600:in 1992.
374:Elections
330:President
288:President
282:Executive
998:Source:
618:campaign
604:Campaign
562:deputies
483:Passport
457:Minister
1047:, p286
1043:(2005)
764:101,855
743:181,168
722:446,381
701:475,146
652:, when
632:Results
626:Turnout
622:alcohol
580:(PCN).
564:to the
81:Leader
1166:31 May
1138:31 May
1107:31 May
1051:
978:100.00
962:52,350
931:100.00
911:10,206
890:14,553
869:15,468
848:15,998
827:22,783
806:26,298
785:89,121
151:12.95
130:31.91
109:33.96
89:Seats
991:41.03
952:96.39
925:Total
746:12.95
725:31.91
704:33.96
686:Seats
680:Votes
677:Party
190:6.37
172:7.28
121:ARENA
78:Party
1716:2024
1711:2021
1706:2018
1701:2015
1696:2012
1691:2009
1686:2006
1681:2003
1676:2000
1671:1997
1666:1994
1650:2024
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1427:1994
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1397:1962
1392:1956
1387:1950
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1372:1939
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1362:1931
1357:1927
1352:1923
1347:1919
1342:1915
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1332:1907
1327:1903
1322:1899
1317:1895
1312:1891
1307:1887
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1242:1846
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1168:2009
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965:3.61
914:0.73
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851:1.14
830:1.63
809:1.88
788:6.37
767:7.28
423:2024
417:2021
412:2018
399:2024
393:2019
388:2014
100:FMLN
52:2006
42:2000
920:New
878:New
857:New
836:New
815:New
689:+/–
196:+2
184:CDU
178:−1
163:PDC
157:+3
154:16
142:PCN
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133:27
112:31
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