Nicaraguan general election, 1984

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The Nicaraguan general election of 1984 was a pivotal post-revolution vote in which the Sandinista National Liberation Front, led by Daniel Ortega, consolidated power amid intense domestic and international controversy over its fairness and legitimacy.

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instanceOf Nicaraguan election
general election
abbreviationOfWinningParty FSLN NERFINISHED
boycottedBy Constitutional Liberal Party factions
Contras NERFINISHED
Social Christian Party factions
capitalCityWhereHeld Managua NERFINISHED
context Cold War NERFINISHED
U.S.-backed Contra war
country Nicaragua
criticizedBy Reagan administration NERFINISHED
United States government NERFINISHED
some Nicaraguan opposition parties
date 4 November 1984
electoralBodyElected National Assembly NERFINISHED
electoralLaw 1984 Nicaraguan electoral law
follows Nicaraguan general election, 1974 NERFINISHED
heldAfter Nicaraguan Revolution NERFINISHED
internationalObservation presence of foreign observers
language Spanish
legitimacyDebate disputed fairness and competitiveness
mainWinningParty Sandinista National Liberation Front NERFINISHED
officeContested National Assembly of Nicaragua NERFINISHED
President of Nicaragua NERFINISHED
oppositionParticipation legal opposition parties allowed to participate
organizedBy Sandinista government NERFINISHED
partOf Nicaraguan Revolution period NERFINISHED
precedes Nicaraguan general election, 1990 NERFINISHED
presidentialCandidate Alfredo César Aguirre NERFINISHED
Clemente Guido NERFINISHED
Daniel Ortega NERFINISHED
Moises Hassan NERFINISHED
Rafael Córdova Rivas NERFINISHED
Roger Guevara Mena NERFINISHED
Virgilio Godoy NERFINISHED
presidentialRunningMateOfWinner Sergio Ramírez NERFINISHED
presidentialWinner Daniel Ortega NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Organization of American States observers NERFINISHED
many Western European governments
resultedIn Daniel Ortega becoming president
consolidation of Sandinista power
significance first post-revolution national election in Nicaragua
supervisedBy Supreme Electoral Council of Nicaragua NERFINISHED
typeOfSystemUsed multi-party election
voterTurnoutApproximate around 75 percent
over 80 percent of registered voters
winningPartyIdeology left-wing
socialist
year 1984

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