2016 Nicaraguan general election

none September 2021 Nicaragua 2011 Nicaraguan general election 2011 2016 11 06 y 2021 Nicaraguan general election 2021 yes Presidential election presidential Daniel Ortega Sandinista National Liberation Front Rosario Murillo 1,806,651 72.44% Maximino Rodríguez en octubre de 2019.png Maximino Rodríguez Constitutionalist Liberal Party Martha McCoy 374,898 15.03% Elecciones presidenciales de nicaragua 2016.svg Results by departmentOrtega : #c64c4b 50–60% #9e3d3c 60–70% #772e2d 70–80% #4f1e1e 80–90% President Daniel Ortega Sandinista National Liberation Front Daniel Ortega Sandinista National Liberation Front yes Parliamentary election 90 seats in the National Assembly 46 Daniel Ortega Sandinista National Liberation Front 62 70 65.86 Maximino Rodríguez Constitutionalist Liberal Party 2 13 15.30 José Alvarado Independent Liberal Party (Nicaragua) 26 2 6.71 Saturnino Cerrato Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance 0 2 5.70 Erick Cabezas Conservative Party (Nicaragua) 0 1 4.39 Carlos Canales Alliance for the Republic (Nicaragua) 0 1 2.04 Brooklyn Rivera YATAMA 0 1 – Elecciones legislativas de Nicaragua de 2016 - Escaños por circunscripción.svg Results by constituency President of the National Assembly Iris Montenegro Blandón Sandinista National Liberation Front Gustavo Porras Cortés Sandinista National Liberation Front General elections were held in Nicaragua on 6 November 2016 to elect the President, the National Assembly and members of the Central American Parliament.Nicaragua general election, 2016 NDI Incumbent President Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) was re-elected for a third consecutive term amid charges he and the FSLN used their control of state resources to bypass constitutional term limits and hamstring political rivals. The FSLN benefited from strong economic growth and relatively low levels of crime compared to neighbouring countries.Nicaragua president re-elected in landslide amid claims of rigged vote https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/07/nicaragua-president-daniel-ortega-reelected-landslide-vote-rigging 16 November 2016 The Guardian 7 November 2016 According to the official results, Ortega was reelected with more than 70% of the votes. However, the election was questioned by the opposition due to the dismissal of sixteen opposition deputies months prior to the election and the complaints of both electoral fraud and voter intimidation. Background Four months before the elections, the Nicaraguan Supreme Court removed the disputed Independent Liberal Party (PLI) leader Eduardo Montealegre from office, decreeing that Pedro Reyes was the leader of the PLI. After 16 deputies from the PLI and its Sandinista Renovation Movement ally objected, the Supreme Electoral Council ordered them removed from the National Assembly and empowered Reyes to select their replacements.CSJ resuelve extenso conflicto del PLI https://web.archive.org/web/20160914030306/http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/politica/394850-csj-resuelve-extenso-conflicto-pli/ 14 September 2016 Nuevo Diario, 9 June 2016¿Quién es Pedro Reyes? https://web.archive.org/web/20160919001950/http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2016/06/09/politica/2049207-quien-es-pedro-reyes 19 September 2016 La Prensa, 9 June 2016Asamblea ejecuta destitución de diputados https://web.archive.org/web/20170510092710/http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/399632-asamblea-ejecuta-destitucion-diputados/ 10 May 2017 Nuevo Diario, 30 July 2016Nicaragua electoral authority unseats opposition lawmakers http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2016/07/30/nicaragua-electoral-authority-unseats-opposition-lawmakers-n2200034 16 November 2016 AP townhall.com 30 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161117064206/http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2016/07/30/nicaragua-electoral-authority-unseats-opposition-lawmakers-n2200034 17 November 2016 dead Electoral system The president was elected using first-past-the-post voting.Constitution of Nicaragua, Article 146. Ley de Reforma Parcial a la Constitución Política de la República de Nicaragua http://legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni/normaweb.nsf/b92aaea87dac762406257265005d21f7/a0c959ffe15fdf4906257c7e0059f947?OpenDocument National Assembly es 6 November 2016 The 90 elected members of the National Assembly were elected by two methods; 20 members were elected from a single nationwide constituency, whilst 70 members were elected from 17 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 19 seats. Both types of election were carried out using closed list proportional representation with no electoral threshold.Electoral system IPU A further two seats were reserved for the runner-up in the presidential election and the outgoing president (or their vice president).Last elections IPU Lists of candidates to the National Assembly and to the Central American Parliament had to be composed of 50% male and 50% female candidates.Constitution of Nicaragua, Article 131. Ley de Reforma Parcial a la Constitución Política de la República de Nicaragua http://legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni/normaweb.nsf/b92aaea87dac762406257265005d21f7/a0c959ffe15fdf4906257c7e0059f947?OpenDocument National Assembly es 6 November 2016 Conduct In June 2016 Ortega announced international observers would not be allowed to oversee the elections. The Carter Center termed this "an attack on the international community... We...lament this decision to ignore a key portion of Nicaragua's own electoral law."Statement on Daniel Ortega's Decision Not to Invite International Observers to Nicaragua Elections https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/nicaragua-060716.html Carter Center 31 July 2016 8 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161108092356/https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/nicaragua-060716.html dead However, less than two weeks before the elections, the Organization of American States accepted an invitation to send a delegation "to meet with experts and state bodies involved in the electoral process" from 5–7 November.Nicaragua to accept OAS election observers http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2016/10/25/nicaragua-to-accept-oas-election-observers-n2237046 16 November 2016 AP townhall.com 25 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161117064433/http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2016/10/25/nicaragua-to-accept-oas-election-observers-n2237046 17 November 2016 deadOAS Observer in Nicaragua, the Bishops call for authentic dialogue http://www.fides.org/en/news/61052#.WCyiOLjlvb0 16 November 2016 Agenzia Fides 26 October 2016 According to the official results, Ortega was reelected with more than 70% of the votes. However, the election was questioned by the opposition due to the dismissal of the opposition deputies, the lack of international observers and the complaints of both electoral fraud and voter intimidation. Results President Ortega was widely expected to win due to the popularity of his social programmes and because he faced no obvious political challenger.Nicaragua leader Daniel Ortega wins third consecutive term BBC Daniel Ortega Rosario Murillo Sandinista National Liberation Front 1806651 Maximino Rodríguez Martha McCoy Constitutionalist Liberal Party 374898 Pedro Reyes Yadira Ríos Independent Liberal Party 112562 Saturnino Cerrato Francisca Chow Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance 107392 Erick Cabezas Sandra Montoya Conservative Party 57437 Carlos Canales Nilo Salazar Alliance for the Republic 35002 Elecciones Generales 2016 2016 General Elections https://www.cse.gob.ni/es/elecciones/elecciones-generales-2016 Supreme Electoral Council Spanish National Assembly File:Asamblea Nacional de la Republica de Nicaragua 2017 - 2021.svg National Departmental Sandinista National Liberation Front 1590316 14 1608395 56 70 +8 Constitutionalist Liberal Party 369342 3 375432 10 13 +11 Independent Liberal Party 162043 1 117626 1 2 –24 Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance 137541 1 137078 1 2 +2 Conservative Party 106027 1 110568 0 1 +1 Alliance for the Republic 49329 0 70939 1 1 +1 YATAMA 30901 1 1 +1 Special membersThe runner-up in the presidential election (Maximino Rodríguez of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party) and the outgoing president are special members of the National Assembly; as Ortega was re-elected, outgoing Vice President Omar Halleslevens of the FSLN, who was not Ortega's running mate in these elections (having been replaced by Rosario Murillo), will take up his seat. 2 – 0 List of elected deputies NameParty Constituency Adilia del Pilar Salinas Ortega PLC Chontales Alba Estela González Torrez FSLN National Alejandro Mejía Ferreti ALN National Alfredo César Aguirre PC National Alveris Beldramina Arias Siezar FSLN Managua Ángela Espinoza Torrez FSLN Madriz Antenor Enrique Urbina Leyva FSLN Costa Caribe Norte Argentina del Socorro Parajón Alejos FSLN León Arling Patricia Alonso Gómez FSLN Chinandega Arturo José Valdez Robleto FSLN Costa Caribe Sur Bayardo Antonio Chávez Mendoza FSLN Chinandega Benita del Carmen Arbizú Medina FSLN León Brooklyn Rivera Bryan YATAMA Costa Caribe Norte Byron Rodolfo Jérez Solís APRE Managua Carlos Alberto Jirón Bolaños PLC León Carlos Emilio López Hurtado FSLN Managua Carlos Wilfredo Navarro Moreira FSLN National Corina González García FSLN Chontales Delia María Law Blanco FSLN Granada Dora Elena Rojas FSLN Chinandega Douglas Alemán Benavídez FSLN Chontales Edwin Ramón Castro Rivera FSLN Managua Efrén José González Briones FSLN Madriz Enrique Aldana Burgos FSLN Matagalpa Enrique Javier Beteta Acevedo FSLN National Evelin Patricia Aburto Torres FSLN Masaya Félix Andrés Sandoval Jarquín FSLN Chinandega Filiberto Jacinto Rodríguez López FSLN León Florence Ivette Levy Wilson FSLN National Giorgia Hilaria Juárez Cruz FSLN Chinandega Gladis de los Ángeles Báez FSLN León Gloria del Rosario Montenegro FSLN Jinotega Guillermo Eduardo Arce Castaño FSLN Managua Gustavo Eduardo Porras Cortés FSLN National Haydée Azucena Castillo Barquero PLC National Herberto Octavio Ruiz Morales FSLN Granada Iris Marina Montenegro Blandón FSLN Managua Irma de Jesús Dávila Lazo FSLN Matagalpa Jacinto José Suárez Espinoza FSLN Managua Jenny Azucena Martínez Gómez FSLN Masaya Jimmy Harold Blandón RubioPLC Managua Johanna del Carmen Luna LiraFSLN Managua José Antonio Zepeda López FSLN National José Ramón Sarría Morales FSLN León José Santos Figueroa AguilarFSLN Managua Josefina Roa Romero FSLN Carazo Juana de los Ángeles Molina FSLN National Juana Vicenta Argeñal Sandoval FSLN National Juan Ramón Jiménez FSLN Carazo Juan Ramón Meza Romero FSLN Jinotega Juan Ramón Obregón Valdivia FSLN Jinotega Justo Armando Peña Avilés FSLN Rivas Laura Estela Bermúdez Robleto FSLN National Lester Adrián Villarreal PérezPLC Masaya Loria Raquel Dixon Brautigam FSLN Costa Caribe Norte Lucina Leonor Paz Rodríguez FSLN Boaco Luis Coronel Cuadra FSLN Río San Juan María Augustina Montenegro López FSLN Matagalpa María Auxiliadora Martínez Corrales FSLN Granada María Fernanda Ernestina Flores LanzaPLC Managua María Haydée Osuna Ruiz PLC National María Jilma Rosalez Espinoza FSLN Estelí María Manuela Sacasa Selva FSLN National Mario José Asensio FlorezPLI Managua Mario Valle DávilaFSLN Managua Maritza del Socorro EspinalesFSLN Managua Maryinis Ibet Vallejoz Chavarría FSLN Rivas Mauricio Orúe Vásquez ALN Managua Maximino Rodríguez Martínezfn1PLC – Melba del Socorro Sánchez SuárezFSLN Managua Melvin Martín Argucia PerrottFSLN Nueva Segovia Miguel Anselmo Rosales Ortega PLC National Mirta Mercedes Carrión Cano PLC Chinandega Moisés Omar Halleslevens Acevedofn1 FSLN – Nasser Sebastián Silwany Báez FSLN Masaya Odell Ángel Incer Barquero FSLN Boaco Osorno Salomón Coleman FSLN National Patricia Mercedes Sánchez UrbinaFSLN Managua Paul Antonio González Tenorio PLC Costa Caribe Sur Pedro Antonio Haslam Mendoza FSLN National Pedro Joaquín Treminio Mendoza PLI National Perla Soledad Castillo Quintero FSLN Estelí Reyna Juanita Rueda Alvarado FSLN National Reynaldo Altamirano AlanizPLC Matagalpa Rosa Adelina Barahona Castro FSLN Matagalpa Rosa Argentina Navarro SánchezPLC Managua Rosa Herminia Irias FigueroaFSLN Nueva Segovia Rubén de Jesús Gómez Suárez FSLN Matagalpa Santiago José Martínez Lacayo FSLN Carazo Víctor Octavio Triminio Zavala FSLN Estelí Walmaro Antonio Gutiérrez Mercado FSLN National Walter Edén Espinoza FernándezPLC ManaguaSource: fn1 The runner-up in the presidential election (Maximino Rodríguez of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party) and the outgoing president are special members of the National Assembly; as Ortega was re-elected, outgoing Vice President Omar Halleslevens of the FSLN, who was not Ortega's running mate in these elections (having been replaced by Rosario Murillo), will take up his seat. Central American Parliament Sandinista National Liberation Front 1673627 15 +2 Constitutionalist Liberal Party 346855 3 +2 Independent Liberal Party 139618 1 –5 Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance 134858 1 +1 Conservative Party 106350 0 0 Alliance for the Republic 43905 0 0 0 References Category:Presidential elections in Nicaragua Nicaragua General Category:Elections in Nicaragua Nicaragua Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:Daniel Ortega