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The National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Nicaragua.
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The Nicaraguan legislature is a unicameral body. It is made up of 92 deputies, 90 of whom are elected by popular vote on a proportional representation basis from party lists: 20 nationally, and 70 representing the country's departments and autonomous regions. In addition, the President of the Republic who served the immediately previous presidential term is entitled to sit in the Assembly as a deputy, as is the runner-up in the most recent presidential election. The President and the National Assembly serve concurrent five-year terms.
To be eligible for election to the Assembly, candidates must be (Art. 134, Constitution):
The following are disqualified from serving in the Assembly:
Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) | 840,851 | 37,59 | 38 |
Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (Alianza Liberal Nicaragüense ) | 597,709 | 26,72 | 23 |
Constitutionalist Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Constitucionalista) | 592,118 | 26.47 | 25 |
Sandinista Renovation Movement (Movimiento de Renovación Sandinista) | 194,416 | 8.69 | 5 |
Alternative for Change (Alternativa por el Cambio) | 12,053 | 0.54 | - |
Total (turnout %) | 100.0 | 92 | |
Source: Elecciones 2006 , 91.6 % counted (?). The seats are from IFES |
The deputies are organized in four Parliamentary Groups (bancadas).
In addition, four deputies (two from ALN and two from the MRS) declare themselves as independent and do not belong to any Parliamentary Group.
Nicaragua also returns deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament.