SAN SALVADOR —

Salvadorans will choose their next president, vice president, and Congress on Sunday, February 4.

In the presidential elections, the current president, Nayib Bukele, competes with five other candidates: Manuel Flores from the left-wing Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN); Joel Sánchez from Alianza Republicana Nacionalista de El Salvador (ARENA); Luis Parada from Nuestro tiempo; José Renderos from Fuerza Solidaria; and Marina Murillo from Fraternidad Patriotica Salvadoreña.

To win in the first round, one of the presidential candidates must obtain 50% of the votes in their favor plus one more vote. Bukele and his party, Nuevas Ideas, lead in the intention to vote, according to recent public opinion polls.

In the event that Bukele wins the presidential election, he will become the first president in recent Salvadoran history to be re-elected for a second term. The Salvadoran Constitution prohibits continuous re-election. The last time a president sought re-election in El Salvador was in 1944.

Salvadorans will also choose the next Congress. Ten political parties are participating in this contest. Recently, El Salvador reduced the number of deputies from 84 to 60 and the number of municipalities from 262 to 44. The vote for municipal leaders will be on March 3.

More than 6.2 million people are registered to vote.

Salvadorans over 18 years of age whose residence is registered in El Salvador should check the voting center assigned by the Tribunal Supremo Electoral at this link.

The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is mandatory for registered voters to cast their votes with a legible identification document.

Salvadorans residing abroad can vote online from January 6 to February 4, provided that their address—according to their identification document—is registered abroad.

If they live abroad but their address is still registered in El Salvador, the TSE will have several in-person voting centers available on the day of the election.

At this link, you can check the list of in-person voting centers available in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and other countries.