Nicaraguan general election, 2016

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The Nicaraguan general election of 2016 was a national vote in which long-time president Daniel Ortega secured another term amid widespread concerns about democratic backsliding and the exclusion of key opposition forces.

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instanceOf Nicaraguan election
general election
context concerns about separation of powers in Nicaragua
consolidation of power by Daniel Ortega and the Sandinista National Liberation Front
continent North America
country Nicaragua
criticizedBy Organization of American States observers and officials
domestic opposition groups
international human rights organizations
date 6 November 2016
electoralSystemLegislative proportional representation
electoralSystemPresidential first-past-the-post
eligibleVoters Nicaraguan citizens meeting legal voting requirements
followedBy Nicaraguan general election, 2021
follows Nicaraguan general election, 2011
incumbentParty Sandinista National Liberation Front
incumbentPresident Daniel Ortega
internationalObservation limited international electoral observation
languageOfOfficialMaterials Spanish
legislativeOutcome Sandinista National Liberation Front retained control of the National Assembly
location Nicaragua
mainCriticism democratic backsliding
exclusion of key opposition forces
lack of electoral transparency
mainPresidentialCandidate Daniel Ortega
Maximino Rodríguez
other minor-party candidates
officeContested Nicaraguan representatives to the Central American Parliament
President of Nicaragua
Vice President of Nicaragua
members of the National Assembly of Nicaragua
oppositionIssue legal challenges to opposition party status
removal of opposition lawmakers from the National Assembly prior to the election
organizedBy Supreme Electoral Council of Nicaragua
partOf Nicaraguan electoral cycle
resultingVicePresident Rosario Murillo
resultOrtegaOverallTermCount fourth overall presidential term
resultOrtegaTermNumber third consecutive presidential term
resultPresidentialVoteShareOrtega over 70 percent (official results)
resultPresidentialVoteShareRodríguez around 15 percent (official results)
runningMateOfDanielOrtega Rosario Murillo
significance further entrenched Daniel Ortega’s control over Nicaraguan politics
raised international alarm about the state of democracy in Nicaragua
typeOfVote direct popular vote
winningCandidate Daniel Ortega
winningParty Sandinista National Liberation Front
year 2016

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Nicaraguan general election, 2021 precededBy Nicaraguan general election, 2016