General elections were held in
Nicaragua
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on 20 October 1996 to elect the
President
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and the members of the
National Assembly
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.
[ Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p489 ] Arnoldo Alemán of the Liberal Alliance (a coalition of the
Constitutionalist Liberal Party
The Constitutionalist Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Constitucionalista, PLC) is a political party in Nicaragua. At the Nicaraguan general election of 5 November 2006, the party won 25 of 92 seats in the National Assembly. However, the pa ...
,
Independent Liberal Party for National Unity
The Independent Liberal Party for National Unity (Partido Liberal Independiente por la Unidad Nacional) (PLIUN) is a Nicaraguan centre-right party that split from the Independent Liberal Party in 1984 as a consequence of PLI's decision to particip ...
,
Nationalist Liberal Party
The Nationalist Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Nacionalista, PLN) was a political party in Nicaragua.
When Anastasio Somoza García took power in 1936, the party aligned itself with the United States and other caudillos in Latin America, li ...
and
Neoliberal Party) was elected President, with the Liberal Alliance also winning 42 of the 93 seats in the National Assembly.
Results
President
National Assembly
By region
References
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Elections in Nicaragua
Nicaragua
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1996 in Nicaragua
Presidential elections in Nicaragua