Supreme Electoral Council (Nicaragua)

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The Supreme Electoral Council (Spanish: Consejo Supremo Electoral, CSE) is the public body responsible for organizing elections in Nicaragua.

Roberto Rivas Reyes was president of the CSE from July 2000^[1] until his death in 2022,^{[citation needed]} though as of January 2018, vice-president Lumberto Campbell functioned as acting head of the organization.^[2] Campbell was named to the Council by the National Assembly in 2014.^[3]

Previous presidents of the CSE include Mariano Fiallos Oyanguren (1984 to 1996)^[4] ^[5] and Rosa Marina Zelaya (beginning in the 1990s).^[6]

Past presidents

[1]
Álvarez, Leonor (2017-01-11). "Roberto Rivas: "Yo estoy bien donde estoy"". La Prensa (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-06.
[2]
Miranda Aburto, Wilfredo (January 29, 2018). "No Official in Nicaragua Wants to Investigate Roberto Rivas". Havana Times. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
[3]
"Lumberto Campbell, magistrado del CSE, ¿será su nuevo Presidente? | La Gente". Radio La Primerisima (in Spanish). April 9, 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
[4]
Salinas, Carlos (6 July 2014). "Mariano Fiallos, juez nicaragüense que luchó por la democracia". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
[5]
"El impulsor de la transparencia electoral". Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-20.
[6]
Aleman, Filadelfo (June 19, 1996). "Dozens of Election Officials Kidnapped in Northern Nicaragua". AP NEWS. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

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