IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Nicaragua

Republic of Nicaragua

Name	Official Name	Type
Nicaraguan Presidency	None	Head of State & Government
Nicaraguan National Assembly	Asamblea Nacional	Assembly

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

The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term. 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.
In the National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional), 90 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 2 members are reserved for the former President to serve 5-year terms. There are 17 multi-member constituencies for 70 seats (District magnitude ranging from 2 to 19) and one nationwide constituency comprising 20 seats. There is no threshold for entering parliament. One seat is reserved for the previous president and one seat for the runner-up in previous presidential election.

2021-11-07
Nicaraguan National Assembly
Votes 2,921,430
Registered 4,476,601
Turnout 65.26

2021-11-07
Nicaraguan Presidency
Votes 2,921,430
Registered 4,476,601
Turnout 65.26

2016-11-06
Nicaraguan Presidency
Votes 2,578,445
Registered -
Turnout -

2016-11-06
Nicaraguan National Assembly
Votes 2,546,356
Registered -
Turnout -

2011-11-06
Nicaraguan National Assembly
Votes 2,512,584
Registered 3,665,141
Turnout 68.55

2011-11-06
Nicaraguan Presidency
Votes 2,613,087
Registered 3,303,831
Turnout 79.09

2006-11-05
Nicaraguan Presidency
Votes 2,244,215
Registered 3,665,141
Turnout 61.23

2006-11-05
Nicaraguan National Assembly
Votes 2,445,692
Registered 3,665,141
Turnout 66.73

2001-11-04
Nicaraguan National Assembly
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2001-11-04
Nicaraguan Presidency
Votes 2,122,233
Registered 2,838,928
Turnout 74.75

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Nicaraguan National Assembly	2021-11-07	2,921,430	4,476,601	65.26
Nicaraguan Presidency	2021-11-07	2,921,430	4,476,601	65.26
Nicaraguan Presidency	2016-11-06	2,578,445	-	-
Nicaraguan National Assembly	2016-11-06	2,546,356	-	-
Nicaraguan National Assembly	2011-11-06	2,512,584	3,665,141	68.55
Nicaraguan Presidency	2011-11-06	2,613,087	3,303,831	79.09
Nicaraguan Presidency	2006-11-05	2,244,215	3,665,141	61.23
Nicaraguan National Assembly	2006-11-05	2,445,692	3,665,141	66.73
Nicaraguan National Assembly	2001-11-04	-	-	-
Nicaraguan Presidency	2001-11-04	2,122,233	2,838,928	74.75

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