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Upcoming Elections

  • Legislative
    November 2011
  • Presidential
    November 2011

Nicaragua
  • Nicaragua
  • Republic of Nicaragua
  • Region: Americas

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra *
  • Head of Government: President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra
  • Assembly: Nicaragua has a unicameral National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) with 92 seats.

* The president is both the chief of state and head of government. In order to avoid a run-off, a candidate must obtain either 40 percent of the vote or 35 percent with at least a 5-point lead over the nearest rival.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) 90 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.***

*** One seat is reserved for the previous president and one seat for the runner-up in previous presidential election.

Population:

  • Population: 5,570,129 (July 2006 )

Future elections

  • Legislative - November 2011
  • Presidential - November 2011

Past elections

  • Presidential - November 5, 2006
  • Legislative - November 5, 2006
  • Presidential - November 4, 2001
  • Legislative - November 4, 2001

Last Updated on 02/05/2010

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