US EditionSalvadoran Congress Approves Constitutional Reform to Extend the Term of Electoral Magistrates
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Associated Press SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador's Congress, controlled by President Nayib Bukele's Nuevas Ideas party, swiftly approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday to extend the term of Supreme Electoral Tribunal magistrates from five to six years. The initiative was introduced by ruling party congresswoman Dania González, who requested the amendment to Article 208 of the Constitution to align the magistrates' terms with the new deadline…
The Legislative Assembly agreed to reform the Constitution of the Republic in order to amend the constitution and term of office of the judges of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), in accordance with the agreement approved in the Blue Hall of the Legislative Palace. The reform replaces the first paragraph of article 208 of the Constitution, establishing that the TSE shall consist of five judges who shall serve for six years and shall be elect…
Day by Day News El Salvador—The Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional reform this Tuesday extending the term of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) magistrates and alternate magistrates from five to six years. The measure seeks to synchronize their terms with the new presidential terms established after the constitutional amendment last July. With 57 votes in favor, the deputies modified the first paragraph of Article 208 of the Consti…
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a constitutional reform amending article 208, extending from five to six years the term of the judges of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). The deputy of New Ideas, Dania Gonzáles, requested the amendment of the agenda to approve the measure, which was endorsed by 57 deputies, achieving its unanimous approval among the parliamentarians present. It was also established that the term of office of…
“This will give us certainty, order and stability in our democratic system,” González said, noting that the reform will allow the institutions to align with the elections of 2027. EL SALVADOR.- With 57 votes in favour and three against, the Legislative Assembly approved on Tuesday a reform to article 208 of the Constitution of the Republic, which extends the period of the judges of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to six years (equal to the …
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