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Nicaraguan general election, 2016

Index Nicaraguan general election, 2016

General elections were held in Nicaragua on 6 November 2016 to elect the President, the National Assembly and members of the Central American Parliament. [1]

39 relations: Alliance for the Republic (Nicaragua), Boaco Department, Carazo Department, Carter Center, Central American Parliament, Chinandega Department, Chontales Department, Closed list, Conservative Party (Nicaragua), Constitutionalist Liberal Party, Daniel Ortega, Eduardo Montealegre, Election threshold, Estelí Department, First-past-the-post voting, Granada Department, Independent Liberal Party (Nicaragua), Jinotega Department, León Department, Madriz Department, Managua Department, Masaya Department, Matagalpa Department, Moises Omar Halleslevens Acevedo, National Assembly (Nicaragua), Nicaragua, Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance, North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nueva Segovia Department, Organization of American States, President of Nicaragua, Proportional representation, Río San Juan Department, Rivas Department, Rosario Murillo, Sandinista National Liberation Front, Sandinista Renovation Movement, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, YATAMA.

Alliance for the Republic (Nicaragua)

The Alliance for the Republic (Alianza por la República - APRE) is a right-wing liberal-conservative Nicaraguan political party founded in 2004 by dissident liberals from the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) and the Conservative Party (PC) including Enrique Bolaños, who was President of Nicaragua at the time (10 January 2002 to 10 January 2007).

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Boaco Department

Boaco is a department in Nicaragua.

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Carazo Department

Carazo is a department in Nicaragua.

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Carter Center

The Carter Center is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

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Central American Parliament

The Central American Parliament (Parlamento Centroamericano), also known as PARLACEN, is the political institution and parliamentary body of the Central American Integration System (SICA).

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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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Closed list

Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can (effectively) only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.

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Conservative Party (Nicaragua)

The Conservative Party is a conservative political party 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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Eduardo Montealegre

Eduardo Montealegre Rivas (born May 9, 1955) is a Nicaraguan politician.

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Election threshold

The electoral threshold is the minimum share of the primary vote which a candidate or political party requires to achieve before they become entitled to any representation in a legislature.

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Estelí Department

Estelí is a department of Nicaragua.

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First-past-the-post voting

A first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting method is one in which voters indicate on a ballot the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins.

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Granada Department

Granada is a department in Nicaragua.

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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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Jinotega Department

Jinotega is the second largest department in Nicaragua.

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León Department

León is a department in Nicaragua.

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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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Moises Omar Halleslevens Acevedo

Moisés Omar Halleslevens Acevedo (born September 4, 1949) is the former Vice President of Nicaragua, serving during the third term of President Daniel Ortega.

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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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Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance

The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (– ALN) is a political coalition in Nicaragua.

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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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Organization of American States

The Organization of American States (Organización de los Estados Americanos, Organização dos Estados Americanos, Organisation des États américains), or the OAS or OEA, is a continental organization that was founded on 30 April 1948, for the purposes of regional solidarity and cooperation among its member states.

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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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Proportional representation

Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems by which divisions into an electorate are reflected proportionately into the elected body.

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Río San Juan Department

Río San Juan is a department in Nicaragua.

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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 Renovation Movement

The Sandinista Renovation Movement (Movimiento Renovador Sandinista or MRS, in Spanish) is a Nicaraguan political organisation and former political party founded by dissidents of the Sandinista National Liberation Front on May 18, 1995, on the 100th anniversary of Augusto César Sandino's birth.

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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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YATAMA

Yapti Tasba Masraka Nanih Aslatakanka (YATAMA; literally "Sons of Mother Earth") is an indigenous party from Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaraguan_general_election,_2016

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