National Assembly (Nicaragua) Explained

National Assembly of the Republic of Nicaragua
Native Name:Asamblea Nacional de la República de Nicaragua
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Foundation:10 January 1985[1]
Election1:January 2017
Members:90 deputies
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Political Groups1:Government (76)

Opposition (14)

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Meeting Place:Complejo Legislativo Carlos Núñez
Calle Cuatro, Managua Nicaragua

The National Assembly (Spanish; Castilian: Asamblea Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Nicaragua founded in January 1985.

History

The unicameral National Assembly replaced the bicameral National Congress of Nicaragua which was disbanded following the overthrow of Somoza government in 1979. There was an interim Council of State with 47 and later 51 appointed members from 1980 to 1984.[2] First elections to the National Assembly took place in November 1984, and the first National Assembly took legislative functions from the Junta of National Reconstruction on 10 January 1985.

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.[3]

Election results

See main article: 2021 Nicaraguan general election. Deputies as of June 21, 2021:[4]

Parliamentary groups

The deputies are organized in Parliamentary Groups (bancadas). The current number of deputies of the parliamentary political parties is:

1 deputy

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Solis Cerda . Rafael . PRESENTATION ON THE NICARAGUAN PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM .
  2. Web site: Nicaragua - Sandinista, Revolution, Politics Britannica . www.britannica.com . en.
  3. News: Nicaragua electoral authority unseats opposition lawmakers. https://web.archive.org/web/20160731183535/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/nicaragua-electoral-authority-unseats-opposition-lawmakers/2016/07/29/441cb6ee-55e9-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html. dead. 31 July 2016. 31 July 2016. Washington Post. 31 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Diputados Asamblea Nacional. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210622235516/http://legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni/Tablas%20Generales.nsf/Main.xsp. June 22, 2021. 22 June 2021. legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni. en.

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