The Sandinista revolution overthrew the Somoza dictatorship in 1979, then fought a US-backed Contra war and lost the 1990 election. Daniel Ortega returned to the presidency in 2007 and, after crushing the 2018 protests, jailed opponents, shut down civil society and in 2025 made his wife Rosario Murillo co-president, ending competitive politics.
Nicaragua today
The average of its current leaders on the ten Caucus dimensions. Open a profile to see each person’s scores.
President of Nicaragua, 1985 to 1990 and 2007 to present (co-president since 2025)
A Sandinista guerrilla who helped topple the Somoza dictatorship in 1979, he has ruled since 2007 while jailing opponents and closing independent media, and in 2025 made his wife co-president.
Daniel Ortega sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly nationalist on nation and leaning traditional on culture. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.
A poet and long-time government spokesperson who became vice president in 2017 and co-president in 2025, sharing power with her husband Daniel Ortega.
Rosario Murillo sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly nationalist on nation and strongly religious on religion. The profile is close to the middle on technology and interventionism.
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