2011 Nicaraguan general election

2011 Nicaraguan general election
6 November 2011 (2011-11-06)
Presidential election
 
Candidate Daniel Ortega Fabio Gadea Mantilla Arnoldo Alemán
Party FSLN PLI PLC
Running mate Omar Halleslevens Edmundo Jarquín Francisco Aguirre
Popular vote 1,569,287 778,889 148,507
Percentage 62.46% 31.00% 5.91%
Results by department
President before election

Daniel Ortega
FSLN

 Elected President

Daniel Ortega
FSLN

Parliamentary election
90 seats in the National Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
FSLN Daniel Ortega 60.64 62 +24
PLI Fabio Gadea Mantilla 31.33 26 New
PLC Arnoldo Alemán 6.59 2 −23
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President of the National Assembly before President of the National Assembly after
René Núñez
FSLN		 René Núñez
FSLN

General elections were held in Nicaragua on 6 November 2011. The incumbent president Daniel Ortega, won a third term in this election, with a landslide victory.

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