National Assembly (Nicaragua)

National Assembly of the Republic of Nicaragua Asamblea Nacional de la República de Nicaragua
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President of the National Assembly	, Sandinista National Liberation Front
Structure
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)
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Last election	Nicaraguan general election, 2016
Meeting place
Managua
Website
www.asamblea.gob.ni

     Sandinista National Liberation Front (71)
    Constitutionalist Liberal Party (14)
     Independent Liberal Party (2)
     Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (2)

The National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Nicaragua.

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.