| President of the Republic of Nicaragua | |
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| Presidente de la República de Nicaragua | |
 Coat of arms of Nicaragua | |
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| Status | Head of state Head of government |
| Residence | Casa Naranja |
| Seat | Managua |
| Term length | Five years renewable indefinitely |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nicaragua |
| Precursor | Supreme Director of Nicaragua |
| Formation | 30 April 1854 |
| First holder | Fruto Chamorro |
| Deputy | Vice President of Nicaragua |
| Salary | 116,768 Nicaraguan córdobas/US$3,193 per month[1][2] |
| Website | President of Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua portal |
The president of Nicaragua (Spanish: presidente de Nicaragua), officially known as the president of the Republic of Nicaragua (Spanish: Presidente de la República de Nicaragua), is the head of state and head of government of Nicaragua. The office was created in the Constitution of 1854. From 1825 until the Constitution of 1839, the head of state of Nicaragua was styled simply as Head of State (Jefe de Estado), and from 1839 to 1854 as Supreme Director (Supremo Director).
The incumbent president, Daniel Ortega, has served as president since 2007.[3]
The Supreme Court of Nicaragua ruled that the constitutional ban on immediate reelection was unenforceable.[4] In 2014, the legislature amended the constitution to allow the President to run for an unlimited number of five-year terms.[5]
- ^ "Shocking Gap Between Latin America's Presidential Salaries and Workers Minimum Wage". Latin Post. 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Proponen reducir salario de otros cargos públicos nicaragüenses – LVDS". La Voz del Sandinismo (in Spanish). 26 January 2007.
- ^ "Nicaragua's Ortega takes office", BBC News, 11 January 2007.
- ^ "Nicaragua court backs re-election". BBC News. 20 October 2009.
- ^ "Nicaragua: Ortega allowed to run for third successive term". BBC News. 29 January 2014.