BELIZE	National Assembly Senate Elizabeth Usher de Zabaneh - President of the Senate (President of the Senate since August 27, 1998 ) Bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (eight members ; members are appointed for five-year terms, five on the advice of the prime minister, two on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and one after consultation with the Belize Advisory Council - this council serves as an independent body to advise the governor general with respect to difficult decisions such as granting pardons, commutations, stays of execution, the removal of justices of appeal who appear to be incompetent, etc.) Last elections 27 August 1998 WEB site - http://www.belize.gov.bz/library/how_we_are_governed/part_ii.html#5 House of Representatives Sylvia Flores - Speaker of the House of Representatives (Speaker of the House of Representatives since 27 August 1998) House of Representatives (29 seats ; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms) Last elections 27 August 1998 WEB site - http://www.belize.gov.bz/library/how_we_are_governed/part_ii.html#1
COSTA RICA	Asamblea Legislativa Rina María Contreras de Madriz - President of the Legislative Assembly Born : February 10, 1950 Education : Studió en la Escuela Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, en Honduras ; en el Colegio Monterrey, Costa Rica y en el Lincoln College. Obtuvo su título como Secretaria Bilingüe en la American Business Academy. Party : PUSC (Partido de Unidad Socialcristiana (Christian-Social Unity Party)  (President of the Legislative Assembly since 1 February 1998) Unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (57 seats ; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms) Last elections held 1 February 1998 WEB site - http://www.asamblea.go.cr/
EL SALVADOR	Asemblea Legislativa Ciro Cruz Zepeda - President of the legislative Assembly (Since 12 March 2000) Unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (84 seats ; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve three-year terms) Last elections held 16 March 1997 WEB site - http://www.asamblea.gob.sv/
GUATEMALA	Congreso de la republica Gen. José Efraín Ríos Montt - President of the Congress of the Republic   (Since 2000 to 2001) Unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de la Republica (80 seats ; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) Last elections held on 12 November 1995 WEB site - http://www.congreso.gob.gt/
HONDURAS	Asemblea Nacional Rafael Piñeda Ponce - President of the National Assembly {Born August 18, 1930 in Agua Zarca, San Miguelito, District of Intibucá} [Education teacher in the Sciences of Education] (Since ) Unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (128 seats ; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) Last elections held on 30 November 1997 WEB site - No known sites
NICARAGUA	Asemblea Nacional Dr. Alvaro Ivan Escobar Fornos - President of the National Assembly {Born } [Doctorate in Law, graduated from the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in 1963] (Since 1997) Unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (93 seats ; members are elected by proportional representation to serve five-year terms) Last elections held 20 October 1996 WEB site - http://www.asamblea.gob.ni/
PANAMA	Asemblea Nacional Enrique Garrido Arosemena - President of the National Assembly {Born on December 13, 1961 in Panamá, Comarca Kuna Yala, Comunidad de Armila} [Primary School - Escuela Oficial de Puerto Obaldía ; High School - Colegio José A. Remón Cantera ; University - B.L L from the University Santa María Former B.A in Philosophy Ethics and Religion] (Since 1999) Unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (72 seats ; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Last elections held 2 May 1999 WEB site - http://www.asamblea.gob.pa/

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