General elections were held in Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

 to elect a president and parliament on 4 November 2001.

Presidential election

Daniel Ortega

Daniel Ortega

José Daniel Ortega Saavedra is a Nicaraguan politician and revolutionary, currently serving as the 83rd President of Nicaragua, a position that he has held since 2007. He previously served as the 79th President, between 1985 and 1990, and for much of his life, has been a leader in the Sandinista...

 lost his third successive presidential election, being beaten by Enrique Bolaños

Enrique Bolaños

Enrique José Bolaños Geyer was the President of Nicaragua from 10 January 2002 to 10 January 2007. President Bolaños is of Spanish and German heritage and was born in Masaya ....

 of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party.

Parliamentary election

The Constitutionalist Liberal Party also won the parliamentary elections, taking over half the vote and 48 of the 92 seats.