2027 Nicaraguan general election
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General elections are due to be held in Nicaragua by November 2026 to elect the co-presidents and members of the National Assembly.[1] As there are no term limits for the presidency, co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo are eligible to run for a fifth and second term, respectively.
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by November 2027
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Presidential candidates
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Sandinista National Liberation Front | Constitutionalist Liberal Party | Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path | Alliance for the Republic | Independent Liberal Party | Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance |
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| FSLN | PLC | CCN | APRE | PLI | ALN | |
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| Daniel Ortega | Walter Espinoza | Guillermo Osorno | Gerson Gutiérrez | Mauricio Orué | Marcelo Montiel |
Individuals withdrawing, arrested or disqualified
Several prominent individuals did not participate in the election, including PLC presidential candidate Milton Arcia, who resigned in protest at his party's actions in getting the CxL party banned and was replaced by Walter Espinoza,[2] former Contra leader Luis Fley who left the country to avoid arrest,[3] and YATAMA activist George Henriquez, who withdrew from his party.[4] Individuals arrested included farmers leader Medardo Mairena,[5] who had previously been convicted of the July 2018 terrorist attack on the Morrito police station which left four police and one civilian dead, journalist Miguel Mora, who was found guilty of inciting the arson attack on Radio Ya in May 2018, and has called for a "Panama-style" invasion of Nicaragua by the U.S.,[6] political scientist Félix Maradiaga,[7] economist Juan Sebastián Chamorro, media owner Cristiana Chamorro Barrios, who was accused of transferring $7m from her non-profit organisation to her personal bank account, and former Contra, Ambassador to the United States and now academic Arturo Cruz Jr.
Cristiana Chamorro Barrios (arrested)
Juan Sebastián Chamorro (arrested)
Milton Arcia (resigned)
Arturo Cruz Jr. (arrested)
Luis Fley (left country)
George Henriquez (lost party nomination[8])
Medardo Mairena (arrested)
Félix Maradiaga (arrested)
Miguel Mora (arrested)
Oscar Sobalvarro (party suspended)
Noel Vidaurre (arrested)
Opinion polls
Pre-campaign period
2026
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