General Information
At Stake in this Election:
- 92 seats in the National Assembly of the Republic of Nicaragua
Government Structure:
- Chief of State: President Daniel ORTEGA (since 10 January 2007)
- Head of Government: President Daniel ORTEGA (since 10 January 2007)
- Assembly: Nicaragua possesses a unicameral National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) consisting of 92 deputies.
Electoral System:
- The National Assembly of Nicaragua is a unicameral institution comprised of 92 deputies, 90 of whom are elected using proportional representation featuring closed party lists and departmental/regional quotients. [1]
- 70 seats are contested in 17 multi-member constituencies ranging from 2-19 seats, while 20 seats are contested within a single nationwide constituency. [2]
- The remaining two seats are reserved for the presidential candidate finishing second, as well as the president leaving office (or their vice president if the incumbent wins another term). [3]
Last Election:
- The last legislative elections were held on 6 November 2016.
Main Parties in this Election:
- Party: Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) / Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
- Leader: Daniel ORTEGA
- Seats won in last election: 70
- Party: Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC) / Partido Liberal Constitucionalista
- Leader: María Haydeé OSUNA
- Seats won in last election: 13
- Party: Nicaragua Liberal Alliance (ALN) / Alianza Liberal Nicaragüense
- Leader: Saturnino CERRATO
- Seats won in last election: 2
- Party: Independent Liberal Party (PLI) / Partido Liberal Independiente
- Leader: José del Carmen Alvarado
- Seats won in last election: 2
- Party: Alliance for the Republic (APRE) / Alianza por la República
- Leader: Carlos Jóse CANALES
- Seats won in last election: 1
- Party: Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path (CCN) / Partido Camino Cristiano Nicaragüense
- Leader: Guillermo OSORNO
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Sons of Mother Earth (YATAMA) / Yapti Tasba Masraka Nanih Aslatakanka
- Leader: Brooklyn RIVERA
- Seats won in last election: 1
Gender Data:
- Female Population: 3,165,674 (2020 est.) [6]
- Is Nicaragua a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980) [7]
- Has Nicaragua ratified CEDAW: Yes (27 October 1981) [8]
- Gender Quota: Political parties or coalitions of political parties which compete in National Assembly elections must construct electoral lists which alternate between sexes on a 50/50 percent basis. [9]
- Female Candidates in this election: N/A
- Number of Female Legislators: 43 out of 92 seats [10]
- Human Development Index (HDI) Position: Rank 128 at 0.660 (2020) [11]
- Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014) [12]
Disability Data:
- Is Nicaragua a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007) [13]
- Has Nicaragua ratified CRPD: Yes (7 December 2007) [14]
- Population with a disability: 886,182 (2021 est.) [15]
[1] http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2235_b.htm
[2] http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2235_b.htm
[3] https://www.quixote.org/nicaragua-election-explainer/
[4] https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/nicaragua/
[5] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/9/what-next-for-nicaragua-as-ortega-prepares-for-fourth-term
[6] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS?locations=NI
[7] https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?Treaty=CEDAW&Lang=en
[8] https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?Treaty=CEDAW&Lang=en
[9] https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas/country-view/232/35
[10] https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas/country-view/232/35
[11] http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/NIC
[12] https://www.genderindex.org/country/nicaragua-2014-results/
[13] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-15&chapter=4&clang=_en
[14] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-15&chapter=4&clang=_en
[15] http://www.electionaccess.org/en/resources/countries/ni/all/