Nicaraguan general election, 2011

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The Nicaraguan general election of 2011 was a national vote in which President Daniel Ortega secured a controversial re-election amid allegations of constitutional manipulation and electoral irregularities.

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Nicaraguan general election, 2011 canonical 3

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instanceOf general election ⓘ
national election ⓘ
allegation ballot counting irregularities ⓘ
lack of access for opposition poll watchers ⓘ
voter registration problems ⓘ
allowedPresidentialReelection yes ⓘ
campaignIssue economic performance under Ortega government ⓘ
public security ⓘ
relations with Venezuela and ALBA ⓘ
constitutionalContext Supreme Court ruling allowing consecutive re-election ⓘ
controversy allegations of constitutional manipulation ⓘ
allegations of electoral irregularities ⓘ
country Nicaragua ⓘ
criticizedBy civil society organizations ⓘ
domestic opposition parties ⓘ
date 2011-11-06 ⓘ
electoralSystem two-round system (presidential, with first-round victory threshold) ⓘ
firstRoundVictoryThreshold 40% of valid votes or 35% with 5-point lead ⓘ
hasPart Central American Parliament election ⓘ
National Assembly election ⓘ
presidential election ⓘ
incumbentParty Sandinista National Liberation Front ⓘ
incumbentPresident Daniel Ortega ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
legalFramework Constitution of Nicaragua ⓘ
legislativeOutcome FSLN obtained absolute majority in National Assembly ⓘ
location Nicaragua ⓘ
mainIssue re-election of Daniel Ortega ⓘ
nextElection Nicaraguan general election, 2016 ⓘ
notableFor controversial re-election of Daniel Ortega ⓘ
observerConcern European Union observers reported lack of transparency ⓘ
Organization of American States expressed concern about irregularities ⓘ
officeContested Nicaraguan representatives to the Central American Parliament ⓘ
President of Nicaragua ⓘ
members of the National Assembly of Nicaragua ⓘ
organizedBy Supreme Electoral Council of Nicaragua ⓘ
partOf Nicaraguan electoral cycle ⓘ
presidentialVoteShare_DanielOrtega approximately 62% ⓘ
previousElection Nicaraguan general election, 2006 ⓘ
result Daniel Ortega re-elected president ⓘ
Sandinista National Liberation Front increased legislative representation ⓘ
runnerUpPresidentialAffiliation Independent Liberal Party (PLI) alliance ⓘ
runnerUpPresidentialCandidate Fabio Gadea Mantilla ⓘ
thirdPlacePresidentialAffiliation Constitutionalist Liberal Party ⓘ
thirdPlacePresidentialCandidate Arnoldo Alemán ⓘ
turnout over 60% of registered voters ⓘ
winnerPresidentialCandidate Daniel Ortega ⓘ
winnerPresidentialParty Sandinista National Liberation Front ⓘ
year 2011 ⓘ

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Daniel Ortega → election → Nicaraguan general election, 2011 ⓘ
Nicaraguan general election, 2006 → nextElection → Nicaraguan general election, 2011 ⓘ
Nicaraguan general election, 2016 → follows → Nicaraguan general election, 2011 ⓘ