Government of Nicaragua

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The Government of Nicaragua is the central governing authority of the Republic of Nicaragua, responsible for national administration, legislation, and public policy.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf central government
public authority
abbreviation FSLN
allowsPresidentialReelection yes
appoints cabinet ministers
branch executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
capital Managua
constitutionalDocument Constitution of Nicaragua
country Republic of Nicaragua
currency Nicaraguan córdoba
deFactoLeader Daniel Ortega
dominantParty Sandinista National Liberation Front
electionSystemForPresident popular vote
executiveBody Council of Ministers of Nicaragua
Presidency of Nicaragua
governmentType unitary presidential republic (de facto authoritarian)
governs Republic of Nicaragua
hasCabinet Council of Ministers of Nicaragua
headOfGovernment Daniel Ortega
headOfGovernmentTitle President of Nicaragua
headOfState Daniel Ortega
headOfStateTitle President of Nicaragua
internationalOrganizationMembership Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA)
Central American Integration System (SICA)
Organization of American States (OAS)
United Nations
judicialBody Supreme Court of Justice of Nicaragua
leaderParty Sandinista National Liberation Front
legalSystem civil law system
legislativeBodyType unicameral legislature
legislature National Assembly of Nicaragua
officialLanguage Spanish
politicalSystem multi-party system (de facto dominant-party)
responsibility economic policy
education policy
foreign policy
health policy
legislation
national administration
national defense
public policy
public security
public spending
taxation
seatOfGovernment Managua
sovereignState Nicaragua
termLengthForPresident 5 years


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