President of the Republic of El Salvador | |
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Presidente de la República de El Salvador | |
since 1 June 2019 | |
Executive branch of the government of El Salvador | |
Style | His Excellency[1] |
Type | Head of state Head of government Commander-in-chief |
Residence | Casa Presidencial |
Appointer | Elected by the citizenry |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of El Salvador |
Formation | 22 February 1841 |
First holder | Juan José Guzmán |
Succession | Line of succession |
Deputy | Vice President of El Salvador |
Salary | US$5,181 per month (2017)[2] |
Website | www |
El Salvador portal |
The president of the Republic of El Salvador (Spanish: Presidente de la República de El Salvador)[3] is the head of state and head of government of El Salvador. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of El Salvador.
The office of president of El Salvador was created by the 1841 constitution of El Salvador. Nayib Bukele has served as President of El Salvador since 1 June 2019.
Since 1962, presidential terms are five years long. The constitution has prohibited presidential re-election for most of Salvadoran history with some exceptions during the mid 1800s. Since 1983, the constitution has permitted non-consecutive re-election once, and since 2021, the Supreme Court of Justice has interpreted the constitution as allowing immediate re-election once; presidents are only allowed to serve up to two terms.
Each 1 June, the president is accountable to the Legislative Assembly for the contributions and government development that the president, the vice president and the Council of Ministers developed from the beginning of the presidential term.