Elections in Nicaragua
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Elections in Nicaragua gives information on elections and election results in Nicaragua.
The Republic of Nicaragua elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The President of Nicaragua and his or her vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 92 members: 90 deputies elected for a five-year term by proportional representation, the outgoing president, and the runner-up in the last presidential election.
Nicaragua has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, making it extremely difficult for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
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Last elections
2001
The Constitutional Liberal Party won 52.6% of the vote in legislative elections, while the Sandinista National Liberation Front won 42.6% and the Conservative Party of Nicaragua 4.8%. The Constitutional Liberal Party received 11 National seats and 37 Departmental seats, the Sandinista National Liberation Front nine National and 32 Departmental, and the Conservative Party of Nicaragua no national and one Departmental.
In presidential elections, Enrique BOLAÑOS Geyer defeated Daniel Ortega.
Past elections
1990
The Liberal Alliance-Liberal Constitutional Party coalition of those who opposed the ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front was victorious, winning 55% of the vote.
1996
In Legislative elections The Liberal Alliance-Liberal Constitutional Party won the highest percentage with 46% of the vote and 42 seats while the Sandinista National Liberation Front won the second highest at 36.5% of the vote and 37 seats. Minor parties took the rest.
In presidential elections, Jose Arnoldo of the Liberal Alliance-Liberal Constitutional Party was victorious with 51.1% of the vote against 37.8% for Daniel Ortegas Sandinista National Liberation Front and 4.1% for Guillermo Osorno of the Party of the Nicaraguan Cristian Road.