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Politics of Nicaragua

Index Politics of Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a presidential representative democratic republic, in which the President of Nicaragua is both head of state and head of government, and there is a multi-party system. [1]

52 relations: Boaco Department, Carazo Department, Central de Acción y Unificación Sindical, Chinandega Department, Chontales Department, Collective bargaining, Colombia, Confederación de Unificación Sindical, Confederación General del Trabajo (independiente), Constitutionalist Liberal Party, Daniel Ortega, Economist Intelligence Unit, Ecuador, Estelí Department, Executive (government), Fabio Gadea Mantilla, Government, Granada Department, Head of government, Head of state, Independent Liberal Party (Nicaragua), Jaime Morales Carazo, Jinotega Department, Judiciary, León Department, Legislature, Madriz Department, Managua Department, Masaya Department, Matagalpa Department, Multi-party system, National Assembly (Nicaragua), Nicaragua, North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nueva Segovia Department, President of Nicaragua, Presidential system, Río San Juan Department, Representative democracy, Republic, Rivas Department, Rosario Murillo, Sandinista National Liberation Front, Sandinista Workers' Centre, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Superior Council for Private Enterprise, Supreme Electoral Council (Nicaragua), Trade union, Veto, Vice President of Nicaragua, ..., 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis, 2013–2018 Nicaraguan protests. Expand index (2 more) »

Boaco Department

Boaco is a department in Nicaragua.

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Carazo Department

Carazo is a department in Nicaragua.

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Central de Acción y Unificación Sindical

Central de Acción y Unificación Sindical (Spanish for 'Centre for Trade Union Action and Unification'), a national trade union centre in Nicaragua.

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Chinandega Department

Chinandega is a department in Nicaragua, located on the border with Honduras.

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Chontales Department

Chontales is a department in Nicaragua.

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Collective bargaining

Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers' compensation and rights for workers.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America.

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Confederación de Unificación Sindical

The Confederación de Unificación Sindical ('Confederation of Trade Union Unity', CUS) is a national trade union center in Nicaragua.

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Confederación General del Trabajo (independiente)

Confederación General del Trabajo (independiente) (Spanish for 'General Confederation of Labour (independent)') is a national trade union centre in Nicaragua.

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Constitutionalist Liberal Party

The Constitutionalist Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Constitucionalista, PLC.) is an opposition political party in Nicaragua.

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Daniel Ortega

José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (born November 11, 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician serving as President of Nicaragua since 2007; previously he was leader of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as Coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1985) and then as President (1985–1990).

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Economist Intelligence Unit

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is a British business within the Economist Group providing forecasting and advisory services through research and analysis, such as monthly country reports, five-year country economic forecasts, country risk service reports, and industry reports.

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Ecuador

Ecuador (Ikwadur), officially the Republic of Ecuador (República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Ikwadur Ripuwlika), is a representative democratic republic in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Estelí Department

Estelí is a department of Nicaragua.

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Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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Fabio Gadea Mantilla

Fabio Gadea Mantilla (born November 9, 1931, Ocotal, Nueva Segovia) is a Nicaraguan radio journalist, writer, and politician.

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Government

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state.

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Granada Department

Granada is a department in Nicaragua.

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Head of government

A head of government (or chief of government) is a generic term used for either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, (commonly referred to as countries, nations or nation-states) who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments.

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Head of state

A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona that officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state.

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Independent Liberal Party (Nicaragua)

The Independent Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Independiente - PLI) is a Nicaraguan political party, which separated from Somoza's Nationalist Liberal Party (PLN) in 1944 and taking part in the probably fraudulent election of 1947, one by Somoza's favoured candidate.

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Jaime Morales Carazo

Jaime Rene Morales Carazo (born September 10, 1936) is a Nicaraguan politician who was the Vice President of Nicaragua between January 2007 and January 2012.

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Jinotega Department

Jinotega is the second largest department in Nicaragua.

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Judiciary

The judiciary (also known as the judicial system or court system) is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state.

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León Department

León is a department in Nicaragua.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city.

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Madriz Department

Madriz is a department in Nicaragua.

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Managua Department

Managua is a department in Nicaragua.

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Masaya Department

Masaya is a department in Nicaragua.

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Matagalpa Department

Matagalpa is a department in central Nicaragua.

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Multi-party system

A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national election, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coalition.

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National Assembly (Nicaragua)

The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Nicaragua.

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Nicaragua

Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region

The North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte), sometimes shortened to RACN, or RACCN (for North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region), or RAAN (for its former name of Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte), is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua.

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Nueva Segovia Department

Nueva Segovia is a department in Nicaragua.

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President of Nicaragua

The President of the Republic of Nicaragua (Presidente de la República de Nicaragua) is the head of state of Nicaragua.

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Presidential system

A presidential system is a democratic and republican system of government where a head of government leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch.

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Río San Juan Department

Río San Juan is a department in Nicaragua.

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Representative democracy

Representative democracy (also indirect democracy, representative republic or psephocracy) is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.

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Republic

A republic (res publica) is a form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter", not the private concern or property of the rulers.

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Rivas Department

Rivas is a department of the Republic of Nicaragua.

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Rosario Murillo

Rosario Murillo Zambrana (born 22 June 1951) is the Vice-President and First Lady of Nicaragua.

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Sandinista National Liberation Front

The Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN) is a democratic socialist political party in Nicaragua.

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Sandinista Workers' Centre

The Sandinista Workers' Centre (Spanish: Central Sandinista de Trabajadores, CST) is the dominant national trade union center in Nicaragua.

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South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region

South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Sur), sometimes shortened to RACS, RACCS, or RAAS (for its former name of Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur), is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua.

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Superior Council for Private Enterprise

The Superior Council for Private Enterprise (Consejo Superior de la Empresa Privada, or COSEP) is a leading business chamber in Nicaragua.

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Supreme Electoral Council (Nicaragua)

The Supreme Electoral Council (Consejo Supremo Electoral, CSE) is an autonomous, public organization responsible for organizing elections in Nicaragua.

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Trade union

A trade union or trades union, also called a labour union (Canada) or labor union (US), is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve many common goals; such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by the creation of a monopoly of the workers.

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Veto

A veto – Latin for "I forbid" – is the power (used by an officer of the state, for example) to unilaterally stop an official action, especially the enactment of legislation.

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Vice President of Nicaragua

The Vice President of the Republic of Nicaragua (Vicepresidente de la República de Nicaragua) is the second highest political position in Nicaragua.

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2008 Andean diplomatic crisis

The 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis was a diplomatic stand-off between the South American countries of Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.

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2013–2018 Nicaraguan protests

The 2013–2018 Nicaraguan protests are a series of protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and actions performed by his government, the dismantling of the opposition and oppressive human rights violations against peaceful protesters.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Nicaragua

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