General elections were held in Nicaragua on 4 November 2001 to elect the President and the members of the National Assembly. Enrique Bolaños of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC) was elected president, with Daniel Ortega losing his third successive presidential election. The Constitutionalist Liberal Party also won the parliamentary elections, receiving over half the vote and 52 of the 92 seats.

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2001 Nicaraguan general election

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Presidential election

Candidate Enrique Bolaños Daniel Ortega Party PLC FSLN Running mate José Rizo Agustín Jarquín Popular vote 1,228,412 922,436 Percentage 56.31% 42.28%

Results by department

President before election Arnoldo Alemán PLC Elected President Enrique Bolaños PLC

Parliamentary election

90 seats in the National Assembly 46 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– PLC Enrique Bolaños 53.23 52 +10 FSLN Daniel Ortega 42.13 37 +1 Conservative Alberto Saborío 4.64 1 −2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. President of the National Assembly before President of the National Assembly after Óscar Moncada PLC Arnoldo Alemán PLC

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