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Latin America & Caribbean 路 Capital: Managua

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Upcoming elections

  • General election

    2026 Nicaraguan general election

    in 24 daysPresident and Vice President, National Assembly, and Central American Parliament

    Scheduled

    cse.gob.ni Official source

    Elecciones Generales 2021 | 07/11/2021

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

    legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni Official source

    Las elecciones para Presidente o Presidenta, Vicepresidente o Vicepresidenta, Diputados y Diputadas de la Asamblea Nacional... tendr谩n lugar el primer domingo del mes de noviembre del a帽o anterior

    Recorded 8 Oct 2026

How Nicaragua is governed

System of government
Unitary presidential republic

cse.gob.ni Official source

las elecciones de presidente (a) y vicepresidente (a) de la rep煤blica... se realizan cada cinco a帽os

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

Organizar, dirigir y supervisar las elecciones electorales de Nicaragua, as铆 como tambi茅n los plebiscitos y referendos

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President of the Republic

cse.gob.ni Official source

las elecciones de presidente (a) y vicepresidente (a) de la rep煤blica... se realizan cada cinco a帽os

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

Organizar, dirigir y supervisar las elecciones electorales de Nicaragua, as铆 como tambi茅n los plebiscitos y referendos

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
President of the Republic

cse.gob.ni Official source

las elecciones de presidente (a) y vicepresidente (a) de la rep煤blica... se realizan cada cinco a帽os

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

Organizar, dirigir y supervisar las elecciones electorales de Nicaragua, as铆 como tambi茅n los plebiscitos y referendos

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

cse.gob.ni Official source

las elecciones de presidente (a) y vicepresidente (a) de la rep煤blica... se realizan cada cinco a帽os

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

Organizar, dirigir y supervisar las elecciones electorales de Nicaragua, as铆 como tambi茅n los plebiscitos y referendos

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

cse.gob.ni Official source

las elecciones de presidente (a) y vicepresidente (a) de la rep煤blica... se realizan cada cinco a帽os

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

Organizar, dirigir y supervisar las elecciones electorales de Nicaragua, as铆 como tambi茅n los plebiscitos y referendos

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Supreme Electoral Council

cse.gob.ni Official source

las elecciones de presidente (a) y vicepresidente (a) de la rep煤blica... se realizan cada cinco a帽os

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

Organizar, dirigir y supervisar las elecciones electorales de Nicaragua, as铆 como tambi茅n los plebiscitos y referendos

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

cse.gob.ni Official source

las elecciones de presidente (a) y vicepresidente (a) de la rep煤blica... se realizan cada cinco a帽os

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

Organizar, dirigir y supervisar las elecciones electorales de Nicaragua, as铆 como tambi茅n los plebiscitos y referendos

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • National Assembly 90 seats 路 6-year term 路 20 national seats and 70 departmental and autonomous region seats, elected by proportional representation; the outgoing president and runner-up presidential tic

Nicaragua elects its president directly, and the Supreme Electoral Council is the body that organizes, directs, and supervises elections, plebiscites, and referendums. The president has a six-year term; the National Assembly is unicameral and elected for six years.

cse.gob.ni Official source

las elecciones de presidente (a) y vicepresidente (a) de la rep煤blica... se realizan cada cinco a帽os

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

Organizar, dirigir y supervisar las elecciones electorales de Nicaragua, as铆 como tambi茅n los plebiscitos y referendos

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • Presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua head of state 路 1 seats 路 6-year term 路 Direct popular election

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2021 Nicaraguan presidential election

Final resultsTurnout 65.3%

Share of the vote (%): all 4 lines, as in the table
Results of 2021 Nicaraguan presidential election
Party or candidateVotesShareSource
Daniel Ortega / Rosario Murillo Daniel Ortega (Sandinista National Liberation Front) Elected2,093,83475.9%

cse.gob.ni Official source

hizo oficial la Proclamaci贸n de Electos y Electas

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

participaci贸n ciudadana del 65.26 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Walter Espinoza / Mayra Arg眉ello Walter Espinoza (Constitutionalist Liberal Party)395,40614.3%

cse.gob.ni Official source

hizo oficial la Proclamaci贸n de Electos y Electas

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

participaci贸n ciudadana del 65.26 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Guillermo Osorno / Violeta Mart铆nez Guillermo Osorno (Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path)89,8533.3%

cse.gob.ni Official source

hizo oficial la Proclamaci贸n de Electos y Electas

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

participaci贸n ciudadana del 65.26 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Marcelo Montiel / Jennyfer Espinoza Marcelo Montiel (Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance)85,7113.1%

cse.gob.ni Official source

hizo oficial la Proclamaci贸n de Electos y Electas

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

cse.gob.ni Official source

participaci贸n ciudadana del 65.26 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2021 Nicaraguan parliamentary election 路 7 November 2021

Final resultsTurnout 65.3%

Results of 2021 Nicaraguan parliamentary election
Party or candidateVotesShareSeatsSource
Sandinista National Liberation Front Elected2,039,71774.2%75

cse.gob.ni Official source

participaci贸n ciudadana del 65.26 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Constitutionalist Liberal Party Elected259,7899.5%9

cse.gob.ni Official source

participaci贸n ciudadana del 65.26 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance Elected140,1995.1%2

cse.gob.ni Official source

participaci贸n ciudadana del 65.26 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Independent Liberal Party Elected128,5204.7%1

cse.gob.ni Official source

participaci贸n ciudadana del 65.26 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Alliance for the Republic Elected127,9974.7%1

cse.gob.ni Official source

participaci贸n ciudadana del 65.26 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path Elected53,9592%1

cse.gob.ni Official source

participaci贸n ciudadana del 65.26 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

YATAMA Elected--1

cse.gob.ni Official source

participaci贸n ciudadana del 65.26 %

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

data.ipu.org News report

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2021 Nicaraguan parliamentary election

Nicaragua in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

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