2016年，萨尔瓦多左翼执政党继续执政，政府面临的挑战仍然是财政薄弱和犯罪率居高不下。由于执政党未能在2015年3月的议会选举中获得多数票，政治碎片化导致该党整个执政期处在政治效力低下的高风险中。前国家元首面临腐败审判。经济方面，尽管内需上有积极表现，但受全球经济形势影响，经济增长继续放缓，财政状况持续恶化。为改善社会治安，缓解执政压力，总统采取了一系列措施打击当地黑帮，但收效甚微。外交方面，萨尔瓦多继续与美国和拉美其他国家保持紧密关系，重点关注移民问题，积极发展与中国的经贸关系。
In 2016，the Salvadoran government of left-wing party FMLN led by President Salvador Sánchez Cerén still faced challenges in fiscal weaknesses and high crime risk. As indicated by the FMLN’s failure to gain a majority in legislative elections in March 2015，the parties’ fragmentation posed fundamental risks to political effectiveness. Former presidents incurred corruption trials. Due to the impact of global economic situation，economic growth rate remained low and financial situation continued to deteriorate，despite the positive performance of domestic demands. In order to improve social security and relieve the pressure on governance，the President had taken a series of measures to struggle against gangs，but his effort yielded little effect. The priority of foreign policy was to maintain close relations with the US and other Central American countries，while focusing on the issue of immigration. Besides，El Salvador promoted commercial relations with China.
