Nicaragua

Population Statistics

5,907,881

Total Population

886,182

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

07 December 2007

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Political Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987, last amended 2014)

Updated: June 2015

Article 51 states:

Citizens have the rights to elect and be elected in periodic elections and run for public office, excluding the limitations considered in this Political Constitution.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987, last amended 2014)