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Nicaraguan General Election, 1996
General elections were held in Nicaragua on 20 October 1996 to elect the President and the members of the National Assembly. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p489 Arnoldo Alemán of the Liberal Alliance (a coalition of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party, Independent Liberal Party for National Unity, Nationalist Liberal Party and Neoliberal Party) was elected President, with the Liberal Alliance also winning 42 of the 93 seats in the National Assembly. Results President National Assembly By region References {{Nicaraguan elections Elections in Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ... 1996 in Nicaragua Presidential elections in Nicaragua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnoldo Alemán
José Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo (born 23 January 1946) is a Nicaraguan politician who served as the 81st president of Nicaragua from 10 January 1997 to 10 January 2002. In 2003, he was convicted of corruption and sentenced to a 20-year prison term; the conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court of Nicaragua in 2009. Early life Alemán was born in Managua and received his early education at the La Salle institute in Managua. His father was a prominent lawyer who was an associate of the 1970s Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle and served as Somoza's minister of education for a period, and the family owned a large coffee plantation south of Managua. In 1967 he graduated with a law degree from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León with specializations in regional economic integration and financial law. Between 1968 and 1979, he worked as a lawyer in the commercial and banking world. He became an official in the government of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Action Party (Nicaragua)
The National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional - PAN) is a right-wing Nicaraguan political party founded by Eduardo Rivas Gasteazoro in 1985 as a split from the Social Christian Party (PSC) in 1985. The PAN received legal status on appeal in 1989. PAN was part of the National Opposition Union (UNO) coalition and won 3 seats (out of UNO's 51) in the National Assembly in 1990. References *Harry E. Vanden, Gary Prevost. "Parties in the 1990 Election." ''Democracy and Socialism in Sandinista Nicaragua.'' Lynne Rienner Publishers, Feb 1, 1996 pg. 134 Catholic political parties Political parties established in 1985 Political parties in Nicaragua 1985 establishments in Nicaragua {{Nicaragua-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boaco Department
Boaco () is a department in Nicaragua. It was formed in 1938 out of part of Chontales Department. It covers an area of 4,177 km2 and has a population of 186,284 (2021 estimate). The capital is the city of Boaco. Indigenous peoples are the '' Nahuas'' and '' Sumos''. Municipalities # Boaco # Camoapa # San José de los Remates # San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ... # Santa Lucía # Teustepe References Departments of Nicaragua States and territories established in 1938 {{Nicaragua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party (Nicaragua)
The Social Democratic Party ( es, Partido Social Demócrata, abbreviated PSD) is a right-wing Nicaraguan political party that split from Conservatives in 1979. The party sought affiliation to the Socialist International, but its application was rejected.West Coast Trade Union Delegation to Nicaragua (U.S.). Nicaragua, sindicatos, democracia, y la lucha por la paz'. Oakland, CA: Red Sindical sobre Centroamérica, 1986. p. 14 The PSD abstained from 1984 elections. As of 2006, the PSD was in an electoral alliance with the Constitutionalist Liberal Party The Constitutionalist Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Constitucionalista, PLC) is a political party in Nicaragua. At the Nicaraguan general election of 5 November 2006, the party won 25 of 92 seats in the National Assembly. However, the pa ... (PLC). References Political parties established in 1979 Political parties in Nicaragua {{Nicaragua-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marxist–Leninist Popular Action Movement
Popular Action Movement - Marxist–Leninist () is a Hoxhaist communist party in Nicaragua that surged out of a split from the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in the early 1970s. Since 1985 it is officially named the Marxist–Leninist Party of Nicaragua (), but the original name MAP-ML is far more known and has been used when participating in elections. The party was founded in 1967 by pro-Chinese members of the Nicaraguan Socialist Party. When Albania broke with China, the MAP-ML followed Albania. The party has a trade union wing, Frente Obrero (FO, Workers' Front) that was founded in 1974. The wing organized ''Milicias Populares Antisomocistas'' ( MILPAS), which fought against the dictatorship of the Somoza regime. As of 1980, MAP-ML had only about 25 members, but through FO and '' El Pueblo'', the daily newspaper of the party, it exerted much influence in the society. One of the founders of MAP-ML, Marvin Ortega, had belonged to the national leadership of FS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaraguan Socialist Party
The Nicaraguan Socialist Party (''Partido Socialista Nicaragüense'') is a political party in Nicaragua. Founded in July 1944 by Dr. Mario Flores Ortiz. PSN operated as the official communist party in the country. At the time of its foundation, PSN supported the regime of Anastasio Somoza García. PSN considered that Somoza (nominally a liberal) was an anti-fascist ally.Foroohar, Manzar. ''The Catholic Church and Social Change in Nicaragua''. SUNY Press, 1989. p. 101-102 In the mid-1960s the U.S. State Department estimated the party membership to be approximately 250.Benjamin, Roger W.; Kautsky, John H.. Communism and Economic Development', in The American Political Science Review, Vol. 62, No. 1. (Mar., 1968), pp. 122. After the surge of the FSLN (which had its origins in PSN), PSN was gradually side-lined. In 1967 a group of radicals who opted for armed struggle were expelled. They formed the Socialist Workers Party. In 1974 PSN joined UDEL. From 1976 onwards there was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaraguan Democratic Movement
The Nicaraguan Democratic Movement (Movimiento Democrático Nicaragüense - MDN) is a right-wing Nicaraguan political party with social democratic ideology. The MDN was formed in 1978 and re-registered in 1989. MDN was the first Contra party given legal status in Nicaragua. After receiving a small number of votes, the MDN lost its legal status in the 2004 municipal elections. After an ephemeral alliance with Alliance for the Republic (APRE), the MDN is, as of 2006, in an electoral alliance with the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance ( – ALN) is a political coalition in Nicaragua. It was started in 2005 by Eduardo Montealegre and other members of the Constitutional Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Constitucionalista – PLC) who opposed former P ... (ALN). References Organizations of the Nicaraguan Revolution Political parties established in 1978 Political parties in Nicaragua {{Nicaragua-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Conservative Alliance
The Popular Conservative Alliance ( - APC) is a right-wing conservative Nicaraguan political party. The APC split from the Democratic Conservative Party (PCD) in 1984 when Miriam Argüello led a group opposed to the PCD's position on whether to participate in elections. In the 1990 elections the party won five seats as part of the National Opposition Union, and joined the government after the UNO was elected. As of 2006, the APC and its leader, Miriam Argüello, were in alliance with the Sandinista National Liberation Front The Sandinista National Liberation Front ( es, Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas () in both English and Spanish. The party is named after Augusto Cé .... References * {{Nicaraguan political parties 1989 establishments in Nicaragua Conservative parties in Nicaragua Political parties established in 1989 Political parties in Nicaragua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communist Party Of Nicaragua
The Communist Party of Nicaragua ( es, Partido Comunista de Nicaragua, abbr. PCdeN or PCN) is a communist party in Nicaragua. Founded as the Socialist Workers' Party () in 1967, the core founding members were Juan Lorio, Augusto Lorío, Elí Altamirano (who later served as the party's secretary general) and Manuel Pérez Estrada, who all had been expelled from the Nicaraguan Socialist Party on 23 April 1967. The party adopted its current name on 13 December 1970. The PCdeN was a member of the U.S.-funded National Opposition Union (UNO), a coalition of mostly right-leaning political parties which defeated the Sandinista government in the 1990 general election. See also * ''Central de Acción y Unificación Sindical The Central de Acción y Unificación Sindical (Spanish for "Centre for Trade Union Action and Unification") is a national trade union centre in Nicaragua. CAUS was founded in 1973, as the trade union wing of the Communist Party of Nicaragua. As o ...'' Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elí Altamirano
Eli Altamirano Pérez (1934-2006) was a Nicaraguan politician and trade unionist. He served as the general secretary of the Communist Party of Nicaragua for a quarter century. Biography Altamirano was born in Chinandega on February 27, 1934. His parents were Angel Maria Altamirano Gutierrez and Mercedes Perez Altamirano. He studied up to the fourth grade at the Escuela Superior de Varones in Chinandega. In 1956 Altamirano was jailed thrice, during the wave of repression that took place after the killing of Anastasio Somoza García. In the same year he began organizing a union for mechanics and metal workers in Managua. He became a member of the Nicaraguan Socialist Party (PSN) in 1959. In 1960 he became a member of the leadership of the Federacion de Trabajadores de Managua. In 1961 he founded the Socialist Youth of Nicaragua, the PSN youth wing. He became a member of the central leadership of the Confederación General del Trabajo (independiente) trade union centre in 1962. He stay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unity Alliance
The Unity Alliance ( es, Alianza Unidad - AU) was a Nicaraguan electoral alliance of three center left and right parties in the Nicaraguan 1996 elections. Members of the coalition were: * Social Christian Party (PSC) *Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Fo ... (PSD) * Revolutionary Unity Movement (MUR) The presidential candidate of the Unity Alliance was Alejandro Serrano Caldera who pulled 5,207 out of 1,773,401 valid votes. In the legislative election they received 0.82% of the vote, which resulted in 1 seat. References {{Nicaraguan political parties Defunct political party alliances in Nicaragua Political parties established in 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Liberal Party (Nicaragua)
The Independent Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Independiente - PLI) is a Nicaraguan political party, which separated from Somoza's Nationalist Liberal Party (PLN) in 1944 and took part in the probably fraudulent election of 1947, won by Somoza's favored candidate. The PLI participated in the 1984 election, winning 9.6% of vote for President with its candidate Virgilio Godoy. In 1990 it was part of the National Opposition Union (UNO) - a broad alliance of Sandinista regime opponents - with Virgilio Godoy running as the vice-presidential candidate. UNO won the elections with 54% of the vote. The UNO alliance split in 1993, and in the 1996 elections the PLI, under the candidature of Virgilio Godoy, suffered its worst electoral debacle, receiving only 0.32% of the vote. It joined with Enrique Bolaños' PLC for the 2001 elections, and was part of Montealegre's Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance in the 2006 elections. During the 2011 presidential election, the party participat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
