General elections were held in Nicaragua on 7 November 2021 to elect the President, the National Assembly and members of the Central American Parliament. These were the last elections held before Orte
Daniel Ortega on July 20, 2024
Daniel Ortega
Carlos Mesa
Cristiana Chamorro Barrios (arrested)
The Sandinista National Liberation Front is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas in both English and Spanish. The party is named after Augusto César Sandino, wh
2021 Nicaraguan general election
…abolition of elections in Nicaragua in 2026, citing a perceived need to form a "wall" against opposition movements. President Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front sought re-election, while five opposition candidates appeared on the ballot. In early June, police arrested five other potential opposition candidates…
ARDE Frente Sur Contras in 1987
Flag of Nicaragua and the FSLN flown together
1979 FSLN poster reading: "Consolidate the Revolution in the rearguard and with literacy" (Spanish: A consolidar la Revolución en la Retaguardia y la Alfabetización)
U.S. Marines with the captured flag of Augusto César Sandino in Nicaragua, 1932