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'''General elections''' will be held in [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] on Nov 7, 2021. The [[Socialism|socialist]] [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinista]] government is expected to win, which has resulted in US imperialist information warfare against government supporters.  
'''General elections''' were held in [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] on 7 November 2021. The [[Socialism|socialist]] [[Sandinista National Liberation Front]] (Spanish: ''Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional'', FSLN) was expected to win in prior polling<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Misión Verdad]]|date=2021-11-04|title=Poll: Nicaragua’s FSLN has 70% Electoral Support for November 7 Presidential Elections|url=https://orinocotribune.com/poll-nicaraguas-fsln-has-70-electoral-support-for-november-7-presidential-elections/|newspaper=[[Orinoco Tribune]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> and upon final vote counts received 75% of the vote. Western imperialists sought to meddle in this election through social media censorship, media attacks, and even economic warfare. This has been condemned by [[Venezuela]] and [[Russian Federation|Russia]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=teleSUR / JF|date=2021-11-11|title=Venezuela, Russia Condemn New US Aggressions Against Nicaragua|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Russia-Condemn-New-US-Aggressions-Against-Nicaragua-20211111-0003.html|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>


The US imperialist social media site, Facebook (Now called "Meta"), has censored pro-FLSN accounts for "inauthentic activity."<ref>[https://sputniknews.com/20211102/meta-deletes-over-1000-nicaraguan-accounts-it-claims-were-fsln-troll-farm-days-before-election-1090402662.html Meta Deletes Over 1,000 Nicaraguan Accounts It Claims Were FSLN ‘Troll Farm’ Days Before Election] by [[Sputnik (news agency)|Sputnik]]</ref><ref>Atlantic Council spook Ben Nimmo's Tweet https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/1455225928511070208?s=20</ref><ref>(2021) [https://thegrayzone.com/2021/11/02/facebook-twitter-purge-sandinista-nicaragua/ ''Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections''] by [[Ben Norton]] on [[The Grayzone]]</ref>
== Election meddling by the West ==
 
=== US Information war ===
Imperialist social media websites such as [[Twitter]], [[Facebook, Inc.|Facebook]], and [[Instagram]] have all purged thousands of pro-Sandinista voices to attempt to meddle with the election for so-called "inauthentic activity."<ref>[https://sputniknews.com/20211102/meta-deletes-over-1000-nicaraguan-accounts-it-claims-were-fsln-troll-farm-days-before-election-1090402662.html Meta Deletes Over 1,000 Nicaraguan Accounts It Claims Were FSLN ‘Troll Farm’ Days Before Election] by [[Sputnik (news agency)|Sputnik]]</ref><ref>Atlantic Council spook Ben Nimmo's Tweet https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/1455225928511070208?s=20</ref><ref>(2021) [https://thegrayzone.com/2021/11/02/facebook-twitter-purge-sandinista-nicaragua/ ''Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections''] by [[Ben Norton]] on [[The Grayzone]]</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=Alan Macleod|date=2021-11-08|title=The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/nicaraguans-ignore-facebook-spooks-trick-treating-election/278870/|newspaper=[[Mintpress News]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Ben Nimmo, a senior fellow of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]-aligned [[Atlantic Council]] think tank announced the account takedowns.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Ben Norton]] and [[Max Blumenthal]]|date=2021-11-05|title=US govt-backed social media companies meddle in Nicaragua's elections|url=https://youtu.be/gv3dj7iqPjw|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>
 
=== Detention of journalists ===
At the behest of the US imperialists, [[Morning Star]] journalist [[Steve Sweeney]] was prevented from arriving in Nicaragua to report on the election and was detained in Mexico under particularly inhumane conditions.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Marcel Cartier|date=2021-11-12|title=After U.S. bans him, Mexico imprisons Communist journalist for three days|url=https://peoplesworld.org/article/after-u-s-bans-him-mexico-imprisons-communist-journalist-for-three-days/|newspaper=[[People's World]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref>
 
== Results ==
 
=== Presidency ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Candidate
!Party
!Votes
!%
|-
|[[Daniel Ortega]]
|[[Sandinista National Liberation Front]]
|2,093,834
|75.87
|-
|Walter Espinoza
|Constitutionalist Liberal Party
|395,406
|14.33
|-
|Guillermo Osorno
|Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path
|89,853
|3.25
|-
|Marcelo Montiel
|Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance
|85,711
|3.11
|-
|Gerson Gutiérrez
|Alliance for the Republic
|48,429
|1.75
|-
|Mauricio Orué
|Independent Liberal Party
|46,510
|1.69
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Total'''
|'''2,759,743'''
|'''100.00'''
|-
| colspan="2" |Valid votes
|2,759,743
|94.47
|-
| colspan="2" |Invalid/blank votes
|161,687
|5.53
|-
| colspan="2" |'''Total votes cast'''
|'''2,921,430'''
|'''100.00'''
|-
| colspan="2" |Registered voters/turnout
|4,476,601
|65.26
|-
| colspan="4" |Source: [https://www.cse.gob.ni/es/elecciones/elecciones-generales-2021 Consejo Supremo Electoral]
|}
 
=== National Assembly ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="3" |National
! colspan="3" |Constituency
! rowspan="2" |Total
seats
|-
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
|[[Sandinista National Liberation Front]]
|2,039,717
|74.17
|15
|2,024,598
|73.29
|60
|75
|-
|Constitutionalist Liberal Party
|259,789
|9.45
|2
|411,101
|14.88
|7
|9
|-
|Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path
|140,199
|5.10
|1
|99,335
|3.60
|1
|2
|-
|Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance
|128,520
|4.67
|1
|69,523
|2.52
|0
|1
|-
|Alliance for the Republic
|127,997
|4.65
|1
|49,172
|1.78
|0
|1
|-
|Independent Liberal Party
|53,959
|1.96
|0
|82,844
|3.00
|1
|1
|-
|YATAMA
| colspan="3" |''Did not contest''
|25,718
|0.93
|1
|1
|-
| colspan="7" |Reserved seat
|1
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,750,181'''
|'''100.00'''
|'''20'''
|'''2,762,291'''
|'''100.00'''
|'''70'''
|'''91'''
|-
|Valid votes
|2,750,181
|94.16
|
|2,762,219
|94.54
|
|
|-
|Invalid/blank votes
|170,550
|5.84
|
|159,527
|5.46
|
|
|-
|'''Total votes cast'''
|'''2,920,731'''
|'''100.00'''
|
|'''2,921,746'''
|'''100.00'''
|
|
|-
|Registered votes/turnout
|4,476,601
|65.24
|
|4,476,601
|65.27
|
|
|-
| colspan="8" |Source: [https://www.cse.gob.ni/es/elecciones/elecciones-generales-2021 Consejo Supremo Electoral]
|}
 
=== Central American Parliament ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
|Sandinista National Liberation Front
|2,033,231
|74.18
|15
|-
|Constitutionalist Liberal Party
|258,433
|9.43
|2
|-
|Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance
|139,804
|5.10
|1
|-
|Independent Liberal Party
|128,421
|4.68
|1
|-
|Alliance for the Republic
|127,838
|4.66
|1
|-
|Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path
|53,676
|1.96
|0
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,741,403'''
|'''100.00'''
|'''20'''
|-
| colspan="4" |Source: [https://www.cse.gob.ni/es/elecciones/elecciones-generales-2021 Consejo Supremo Electoral]
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:General elections]]
[[Category:Targets of intelligence operations]]
[[Category:Nicaragua]]
[[Category:Targets of bourgeois media]]

Latest revision as of 15:37, 23 March 2022

General elections were held in Nicaragua on 7 November 2021. The socialist Sandinista National Liberation Front (Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN) was expected to win in prior polling[1] and upon final vote counts received 75% of the vote. Western imperialists sought to meddle in this election through social media censorship, media attacks, and even economic warfare. This has been condemned by Venezuela and Russia.[2]

Election meddling by the West

US Information war

Imperialist social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have all purged thousands of pro-Sandinista voices to attempt to meddle with the election for so-called "inauthentic activity."[3][4][5][6] Ben Nimmo, a senior fellow of the NATO-aligned Atlantic Council think tank announced the account takedowns.[7]

Detention of journalists

At the behest of the US imperialists, Morning Star journalist Steve Sweeney was prevented from arriving in Nicaragua to report on the election and was detained in Mexico under particularly inhumane conditions.[8]

Results

Presidency

Candidate Party Votes %
Daniel Ortega Sandinista National Liberation Front 2,093,834 75.87
Walter Espinoza Constitutionalist Liberal Party 395,406 14.33
Guillermo Osorno Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path 89,853 3.25
Marcelo Montiel Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance 85,711 3.11
Gerson Gutiérrez Alliance for the Republic 48,429 1.75
Mauricio Orué Independent Liberal Party 46,510 1.69
Total 2,759,743 100.00
Valid votes 2,759,743 94.47
Invalid/blank votes 161,687 5.53
Total votes cast 2,921,430 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 4,476,601 65.26
Source: Consejo Supremo Electoral

National Assembly

Party National Constituency Total

seats

Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Sandinista National Liberation Front 2,039,717 74.17 15 2,024,598 73.29 60 75
Constitutionalist Liberal Party 259,789 9.45 2 411,101 14.88 7 9
Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path 140,199 5.10 1 99,335 3.60 1 2
Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance 128,520 4.67 1 69,523 2.52 0 1
Alliance for the Republic 127,997 4.65 1 49,172 1.78 0 1
Independent Liberal Party 53,959 1.96 0 82,844 3.00 1 1
YATAMA Did not contest 25,718 0.93 1 1
Reserved seat 1
Total 2,750,181 100.00 20 2,762,291 100.00 70 91
Valid votes 2,750,181 94.16 2,762,219 94.54
Invalid/blank votes 170,550 5.84 159,527 5.46
Total votes cast 2,920,731 100.00 2,921,746 100.00
Registered votes/turnout 4,476,601 65.24 4,476,601 65.27
Source: Consejo Supremo Electoral

Central American Parliament

Party Votes % Seats
Sandinista National Liberation Front 2,033,231 74.18 15
Constitutionalist Liberal Party 258,433 9.43 2
Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance 139,804 5.10 1
Independent Liberal Party 128,421 4.68 1
Alliance for the Republic 127,838 4.66 1
Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path 53,676 1.96 0
Total 2,741,403 100.00 20
Source: Consejo Supremo Electoral

References

  1. ↑ Misión Verdad (2021-11-04). "Poll: Nicaragua’s FSLN has 70% Electoral Support for November 7 Presidential Elections" Orinoco Tribune.
  2. ↑ teleSUR / JF (2021-11-11). "Venezuela, Russia Condemn New US Aggressions Against Nicaragua" TeleSur.
  3. ↑ Meta Deletes Over 1,000 Nicaraguan Accounts It Claims Were FSLN ‘Troll Farm’ Days Before Election by Sputnik
  4. ↑ Atlantic Council spook Ben Nimmo's Tweet https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/1455225928511070208?s=20
  5. ↑ (2021) Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections by Ben Norton on The Grayzone
  6. ↑ Alan Macleod (2021-11-08). "The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies" Mintpress News.
  7. ↑ Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal (2021-11-05). "US govt-backed social media companies meddle in Nicaragua's elections" The Grayzone.
  8. ↑ Marcel Cartier (2021-11-12). "After U.S. bans him, Mexico imprisons Communist journalist for three days" People's World.
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