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Seats 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). Political groups Sandinista National Liberation Front (71) Constitutionalist Liberal Party (14) Independent Liberal Party (2) Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (2) Conservative Party (1) Alliance for the Republic (1) YATAMA (1) Last election Nicaraguan general election, 2016 |
The National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Nicaragua.
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Composition
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:
Four months before the Nicaraguan general election, 2016, the Nicaraguan Supreme Court removed PLI leader Eduardo Montealegre, decreeing that Pedro Reyes was the new leader of the PLI. After PLI and allied Sandinista Renovation Movement deputies objected, Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council ordered them removed from the National Assembly and empowered Reyes to select their replacements.
Election results
Template:Nicaraguan legislative election, 2016
Parliamentary groups
The deputies are organized in Parliamentary Groups (bancadas). The current number of deputies of the parliamentary political parties is:
Other parliamentary bodies
Nicaragua also returns deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament.