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

Roberto Rivas Reyes has been president of the CSE since July 2000,[1] 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 and current presidents

References

  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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