The synchronization of electoral cycles and the reconfiguration of constitutional time in El Salvador

Abstract

This article analyzes the recent reconfiguration of political time in El Salvador through the harmonization of electoral cycles in multiples of three (3, 6, and 9 years). It argues that this transformation is not merely an electoral reform, but rather a constitutional engineering of time that redefines the relationship between state institutions. Drawing on a Gramscian reading of Linz, it maintains that this model establishes a type of synchronized presidentialism, characterized by structural stability, staggered renewal, and the capacity for hegemonic accumulation.