Republic of Nicaragua: Parliament, 6 November 2016

At stake in this election:

• 92 seats in the Asamblea Nacional (National Assembly)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007)
• Head of Government: President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007)
• Assembly: Nicaragua has a unicameral Asamblea Nacional (National Assembly) composed of 92 seats with members serving 5-year terms.

Description of electoral system:

• For the National Assembly, 70 members are elected in multi-seat constituencies and 20 members are elected in a single nationwide constituency. Additionally, 2 seats are reserved seats for the previous president and the runner-up candidate in the previous presidential election.

Last Election:

• Elections were last held on 6 November 2011. In this election, the Sandinista National Liberation Front won 62 seats, the Independent Liberal Party won 26, and the Liberal Constitutionalist Party took 2 seats.

Main parties in the election:

• Sandinista National Liberation Front
  • Leader: Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra
  • Seats won in last election: 52
• Independent Liberal Party
  • Leader: Pedro REYES
  • Seats won in last election: 26

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 5,907,881 (July 2015 est.)

·         Registered Voters: 3,303,831 (2011)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 3,023,064 (July 2015 est.)

·         Is Nicaragua a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Nicaragua ratified CEDAW: Yes (27 October 1981)

·         Gender Quota: Yes[1]

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 37 (40.22%)

·         Human Development Index Position: 125 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Nicaragua a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Nicaragua ratified CRPD: Yes (7 December 2007)

·         Population with a disability: 886,182 (est.)