Constitution of El Salvador
| Constitución de la República del El Salvador (1983) | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Original title | Constitución Política de El Salvador |
| Jurisdiction | El Salvador |
| Created | 15 December 1983 |
| Presented | 16 December 1983 |
| Date effective | 20 December 1983 |
| System | Presidential republic |
| Government structure | |
| Branches | 3 |
| Chambers | Unicameral |
| Executive | Constitutional president |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court |
| Federalism | No |
| Electoral college | No |
| Entrenchments | 1 (Article 248 paragraph 4) |
| History | |
| First legislature | 1 May 1985 |
| First executive | 1 June 1984 |
| First court | 1 July 1984 |
| Amendments | 31 |
| Last amended | 16 December 2025 |
| Citation | Decreto Constituyente Nº 38, del 15 de diciembre de 1983, publicado en el Diario Oficial No. 234, Tomo No. 281, del 16 de diciembre de 1983 |
| Location | Hall of Sessions of the Legislative Assembly, San Salvador |
| Author(s) | 1982 Constituent Assembly |
| Signatories | 60 deputies of the Constituent Assembly |
| Supersedes | Salvadoran Constitution of 1962 |
| Constitución Política de El Salvador at Spanish Wikisource | |
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The current constitution of El Salvador was enacted in 1983 and amended in 2003. The 1983 constitution of El Salvador is similar to that of 1962, often incorporating verbatim passages from the earlier document. The constitution consists of 11 titles, subdivided into 274 articles.