REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 18 JANUARY 2009 ================================================================== Source: Supreme Electoral Tribunal website Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------ * ARENA - Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (Nationalist Republican Alliance) * CDU - Centro Democratico Unido (United Democratic Centre) * FMLN - Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion (Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation) * PCN - Partido de Conciliation National (Party of National Conciliation) * PDC - Partido Democrata Cristiano (Christian Democratic Party) The Legislative Assembly consists of 64 members elected on a proportional basis from the Departments, and 20 elected on a proportional nationwide basis. NATIONAL SUMMARY ================================================================== Registered voters: 4,288,874 Total votes: 2,264,567 52.8 Invalid votes: 48,979 02.2 Valid votes: 2,215,589 97.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ ARENA 854,166 38.5 -00.9 32 -2 CDU 46,971 02.1 -01.0 1 -1 FMLN 943,936 42.6 +02.9 35 +3 PCN 194,751 08.8 -02.2 11 +1 PDC 153,654 06.9 +00.1 5 -1 Others 22,111 01.0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 2,215,589 84 ------------------------------------------------------------------