El Salvador - 01/01/2024 - Local level

• Political parties must include in their candidate lists for the municipal councils at least 30% women candidates. Said percentage will be applied to each National, Departmental and municipal roster, according to the registration of candidates that each political party or coalition present in the national, departmental and municipal constituencies. Each roster will be considered comprehensively, that is, including nominations of owners and alternates. In the case of forms with candidacies for municipal councils, the minimum thirty percent participation of women will be required both in the forms presented by political parties or coalitions in case of being winners, and in the lists in which they designate the order. of precedence in case of not obtaining a simple majority, in accordance with the provisions of article 165, second paragraph of the Electoral code. The Supreme electoral tribunal shall verify that the political parties or coalitions comply with the provisions of this article, so that the elected municipal councils achieve, in their formation, the effective participation of at least thirty percent of women. (Law of political parties, article 37)
• The political parties should integrate into their rolls for the election of council offices to the legislative assembly, Central American parliament, and members of the municipal councils, at least thirty percent participation of women. Such percentage will be applied to each national, departmental and municipal roll, according to the registration of candidates and candidates that each political party, or coalition, present in the national, departmental and municipal constituencies. Each return will be considered in a comprehensive way, that is, including candidatures of office-holders and substitutes. In the case of the forms with candidatures to city councils, the minimum thirty percent of participation of women will be required both in the forms submitted by the political parties or coalitions in case of the winners of the order of precedence in case of not obtaining a simple majority, according to the provisions of article 165 second section of the electoral code. The supreme electoral court, through the departmental electoral board, must verify that the political parties or coalitions comply with the provisions of this article, at the time of submitting their forms. In the case of internal elections of party authorities and candidatures to positions of popular election, each political party shall provide in its regulations, the mechanisms that guarantee the gender quota in its internal elective processes. (Law of political parties, article 38)
• The following constitute serious offenses: Failure to guarantee gender equity in the terms indicated in this law. (Law of political parties, article 71)
• The political party that incurs in any of the serious infractions, will be sanctioned with a fine of fifteen to fifty-five monthly minimum wages in force for the commerce and services sector, and must also correct the infraction in a period not exceeding fifteen days. (Law of political parties, article 73)