Nicaraguan general election, 2021

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The Nicaraguan general election of 2021 was a highly controversial national vote in which President Daniel Ortega secured another term amid widespread international criticism over the arrest of opposition figures and restrictions on political freedoms.

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instanceOf general election ⓘ
national election ⓘ
abbreviationOfWinningParty FSLN ⓘ
associatedWith political repression in Nicaragua ⓘ
characterizedBy arrests of opposition figures ⓘ
lack of credible opposition candidates ⓘ
restrictions on political freedoms ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
controversial true ⓘ
country Nicaragua ⓘ
criticizedBy European Union ⓘ
Organization of American States ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
international human rights organizations ⓘ
date 2021-11-07 ⓘ
describedAs neither free nor fair by many international observers ⓘ
followedBy Nicaraguan general election, 2026 ⓘ
governingPartyAfterElection Sandinista National Liberation Front ⓘ
governingPartyBeforeElection Sandinista National Liberation Front ⓘ
hasTopic democracy in Nicaragua ⓘ
human rights in Nicaragua ⓘ
headOfGovernmentAfterElection Daniel Ortega ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBeforeElection Daniel Ortega ⓘ
incumbentBeforeElection Daniel Ortega ⓘ
languageOfOfficialMaterials Spanish ⓘ
legalContext Nicaraguan Constitution ⓘ
location Nicaragua ⓘ
notedFor disqualification and detention of opposition presidential hopefuls ⓘ
tight control of media and civil society ⓘ
officeContested Nicaraguan representatives to the Central American Parliament ⓘ
President of Nicaragua ⓘ
members of the National Assembly of Nicaragua ⓘ
organizer Supreme Electoral Council of Nicaragua ⓘ
partOf Nicaraguan electoral cycle ⓘ
political history of Nicaragua ⓘ
precededBy Nicaraguan general election, 2016 ⓘ
result Daniel Ortega re-elected as President of Nicaragua ⓘ
runningMateOfWinner Rosario Murillo ⓘ
termOfOfficeWon fifth presidential term for Daniel Ortega ⓘ
fourth consecutive presidential term for Daniel Ortega ⓘ
typeOfElection legislative election ⓘ
presidential election ⓘ
votingSystemForPresident plurality voting system ⓘ
winner Daniel Ortega ⓘ
winningParty Sandinista National Liberation Front ⓘ
year 2021 ⓘ

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Daniel Ortega → election → Nicaraguan general election, 2021 ⓘ
Nicaraguan general election, 2016 → followedBy → Nicaraguan general election, 2021 ⓘ
Nicaraguan general election, 2021 → result → Daniel Ortega re-elected as President of Nicaragua ⓘ
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