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NICARAGUA
| Nicaragua is a constitutional democracy with executive, legislative, judicial, and electoral branches of government. In 1995, the executive and legislative branches negotiated a reform of the 1987 Sandinista constitution which gave impressive new powers and independence to the legislature--the National Assembly--including permitting the Assembly to override a presidential veto with a simple majority vote and eliminating the president's ability to pocket veto a bill. Both the president and the members of the unicameral National Assembly are elected to concurrent five-year terms. The National Assembly consists of 90 deputies elected from party lists drawn at the department and national level, plus the defeated presidential candidates who obtained a minimal quotient of votes. |
| CURRENT GOVERNMENT |
| President |
Bolanos, Enrique |
| Vice President |
Rizo, Jose |
| Min. of Agriculture & Forestry |
Navarro, Jose Augusto "Tuto" |
| Min. of Defense |
Guerra, Jose Adan |
| Min. of Education, Culture, & Sports |
De Franco, Silvio, Dr. |
| Min. of Environment & Natural Resources |
Salazar, Jorge Jr. |
| Min. of Family |
Barillas, Natalia |
| Min. of Finance & Public Credit |
Montealegre, Eduardo |
| Min. of Foreign Affairs |
Caldera, Norman |
| Min. of Government |
Harding, Arturo |
| Min. of Health |
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| Min. of Industry, Development, & Trade |
Arana, Mario |
| Min. of Labor |
Gurdian, Virgilio |
| Min. of Tourism |
Narvaez, Ausberto |
| Min. of Transportation & Infrastructure |
Solorzano, Pedro |
| Attorney General |
Herdocia Lacayo, Oscar |
| Prosecutor General |
Centeno, Julio |
| Pres., Central Bank |
Alonso, Mario |
| Ambassador to the US |
Ulvert, Carlos |
| Permanent Representative to the UN, New York |
Sevilla Somoza, Eduardo |
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